
This is a repost from my Wordpress Blog.
So, I got home from work yesterday and after checking on the baby status (still no baby from my brother's family) I headed out to run. I knew it was cold - So I put on my compression shirt and pants (that sounds much more manly than "running tights"), lined running pants, work out jacket, shell and the infamous Perry the Platypus hat. I opened the door and started to set up my phone and..
HOLY CRIKEY ITS COLD!!!!!!!!!!

Since Storme was able to suck it up and run, I wasn't going to be out done, especially by a GIRL!!! (Note: lots of girls out run me all the time. That line was purely for humor.) So, since she was able to man-up (apparently today is bad gender line day...), I wasn't going to wuss out and be a little girl (and there's another one.) So, off I went. In the first mile, I stopped at both the 1/2 mile and the mile marker to catch my breath. I was breathing through a bandana to warm the air - but I felt as if I was not getting enough oxygen. So, I pulled the bandana down and had freezing cold air coming into my lungs.. And I felt like I wasn't getting enough oxygen. (Damned if I do, Damned if I don't..)

I did finally get that breathing thing under control. When I felt a big gust of wind I would cup my hand over my mouth (so my breath was warming the air I was breathing in)until it passed. Strange, but it worked. After 2 1/2 miles, I got a bad headache, but I kept going. I do have to say, this was NOT my most enjoyable run. I don't know if the headache was due to the cold, dehydration or a combination of the two. I'm hoping it was the dehydration left over from New Years - as that I am remedying by drinking more water!
My phone died a block from home, so I don't have my exact time of finishing. Once it was charged up I was surprised to find Cardio-trainer was still running, so I was able to end the run and have it in my total mileage. Hey that's important ya know!
I am continuing to run without sound notifications (like I would have cared how fast I was running yesterday!)
Mile 1: 9:22
Mile 2: 9:24
Mile 3: 9:20
Mile 4: 9:20
Lets hear it for consistency!
CardioTrainer had my total mileage at 4.29, but it stopped a couple blocks from my house. Daily Mile had the run at 4.5 miles. I just kept praying my wife would get out of work early - and stop and pick me up!
But I finished out the run. And yes. A girl did run by me running faster than I did. I wish I could run like a girl.
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