We're back from Utah and spent the day at swim team practice and trying to get ready to start the rat race around here again.
On Dec 31, I ran a 5k on a treadmill in UT. I haven't been on a treadmill in ages. When I started running about 6 years ago, I swore by them and thought I might only be a treadmill runner. Now I avoid them like the plague. I don't have the time on the run since I did a long walking cool-down and forgot to pay attention to the machine. I'm so used to my Garmin handling all that. I suspect it was no quicker than 33 minutes.
Today I was determined to run outside but a series of events made me change my mind and so I ran on the indoor track at RPAC while the kids were at swim team. I was also determined to put in a 10k and I didn't do that either. I ran 5 miles (10:31, 10:44, 10:58, 10:39, and 10:59).
I thought coming down from the mountains would make running in Ohio easier. I guess the benefit was offset by all the holiday food I ate while I was there. Oh well. At least I was fairly consistent with running while on vacation. I ran on Dec 22, 24, 27, 31, and Jan 2. I also had a full day of skiing and swam 1200 yards.
My Lymphedema was more obvious in Utah. Now that I'm back in Ohio, my hand is swollen at about a 2 or 3 on a 10 point scale. I guess the elevation really does make a difference. I wore a glove/wrap the entire time I was on the airplanes and the swelling was kept in-check, thank goodness. Running still causes it to swell, so I wear a glove when I run.
Now that I'm headed back to work and the crazy schedule of a mother of active school-aged kids, we'll see if I can keep up the consistency in my running. I hope so! I really need to improve my base and speed up a bit to ensure I can run with someone at the Boston Poco Loco in April. I initially thought the "poco" part meant that the run might be shorter and the runners perhaps slower, but I was mistaken. Each leg of the relay is 10k. And it looks like all the runners are marathon caliber. I'm not backing out, though. I can run a 10k. I know I can't run it at an 8 minute mile pace, but a 10ish minute mile might be possible if I work at it.
Hi Kelly. You will do great at Poco Loco. marathon caliber, does not necessarily mean faster and you have been training better than ever. Besides, I met some people at Smith & Wesson and I was not THEIR "caliber" and I got along with them fine. Hey, that humor was just a shot in the dark. Keep smiling Kelly, that and a spoonful of suger make the treadmill go away.....
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