Official training.....Day 1

Today was officially the first day of training.  And it just so happened to be the worst snow day of the year.  Go figure!  Greg woke me up first thing this morning and said " if you're gonna go on your run, you better get up and go now because its starting to snow". Me: I don't wanna run in the snow....that SUCKS ( as if RUNNING isn't bad enough, the Lord had to throw snow in too)  Greg: it's only snowing a little, it'll be fun.  Yes people, this is what I'm dealing with.  He said "fun".  Ugh!!!

Like a good little girl, I got out of bed and put my running clothes on, got the watch ready, gloves on and headed out the door.  I opened the garage and what did I see........SLEET! So, I turned back around, walked back in the house and said to Greg, "it's sleeting out there, I can't run in that.  It'll hurt".  Why I thought he would agree is beyond me.  He went to the closet and got out a water resistant jacket and sent me on my way.  Typical!  I can already tell he isn't going to be on my side throughout my en devour.

Day 1: 20 mins walk/jog/run.  Whatever I want as long as I am moving for 20 minutes.

Since the roads were already covered I decided to stay around the house.  I didn't need my clumsy self slipping in the snow and busting my head open with nobody to save me.  Did I mention it was snowing/sleeting and most people were staying in.  NOT driving. Yet, there I was, walking and jogging in it.  Today was the first day that I was okay knowing people were talking about me and saying how crazy I was... because I agreed with them. 

So, I started out jogging, SLOWLY. I didn't need long strides today.  Not in this stuff.  I have a hard enough time walking on dry level ground. I'm that person that you can be standing still talking to who hits the ground as if someone pulled my feet out from under me.  Graceful to say the least!  I've got Eminem playing on the Ipod.  He keeps me moving pretty well.  I start getting tired, legs are burning and I decide to look at my watch, surely this is almost over....5:31.......YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!!! 

At that moment I finally looked up.  Greg was right.  Its pretty.  And very peaceful.  There has only been one car out so I get to enjoy this beauty and most importantly peace and quiet (minus the music in my ears) all by myself.  The schedule called for 20 minutes.  I don't have to run or be in pain.  I can skip for all that matters.  WTP (white trash party) is my JAMM!!  I survived the 20 minutes by walking, jogging and playing the air drums.  Yes, I was!! I was alone out there people.  Don't judge me!!
We now have almost 6 inches of snow and the training schedule calls for 2 miles tomorrow.  We'll see how that goes.