The most snow accumulation in St. Louis since 1982. REALLY??
I seriously doubt I would have ran today had it not been for my readers. There are 500 school closing in St. Louis today and I'm going to be running in this crap. JOY! I have 2 people who have already committed to running a 5K with me. If I quit, I'm not just letting myself down, I'm letting them down too.
I pulled my clothes on and went out the door. Thankfully MO DOT does a pretty good job, the roads were decent. I tiptoed across the driveway trying not to get my shoes wet and made it to the road, hit the watch and started the jog. Thankfully Greg had mapped out a perfect mile for me so all I had to do was loop it twice. About 1/4 of a mile in, my hands were freezing. The gloves weren't cutting it. I thought to myself after the first loop, I'll run back inside, this is just ridiculous. I HATE BEING COLD. Snow is pretty.....on a postcard!
I was about to the 1/2 mile mark, where I needed to circle this cul-de-sac and loop back in the direction I had just come from. Up until this point I had kept my eyes on the road. (Remember, I'm super clumsy). I was looking ahead to see if the road had been cleared when my right foot hit a pot hole filled with water and I twisted my ankle. So much for keeping my feet dry. But I recovered and walked the cul-de-sac. It could have been much worse and I was lucky. Something small like that can take you out of the game, so lesson learned. Watch where you're going ding-dong!!
Today's theme song...Cinderella Man.....Eminem. (MUSIC IS MY TIME MACHINE is a line in the song) This song came on right after the ankle twist. I forgot about the initial pain in my ankle. I forgot I was cold and I forgot I still had a mile and a half to go. Surprisingly after that start, the next mile flew by. So much so that I sprinted the last 100 yards with a finishing time of 26:21 or a 13:11 pace per mile (PACE is runners "lingo") I'll teach you as I learn!
If anyone has any suggestions on music I would love to hear them. Right now I am listening to Greg's Ipod and we don't necessarily have the same taste in music. He's a peaceful person and can listen to Michael Buble while he's training where I have to listen to something angry. I need someone yelling in my ear to keep me moving!
Here are some pictures of what it looked like outside today. The last one is of me, yesterday
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