When The Going Gets Tough...Get Running

This has been quite a week! Polar vortex, torrential thunderstorms, and oh yeah the criminals who robbed us three months ago came back to get everything we replaced, and see if we got some nice Christmas gifts they might want.  Needless to say we are so MOVING!  In fact the process of finding a new place to live and all the associated stuff involved after a robbery has taken me away from my blog.  Though I hope it never happens to any of you, I am now kind of an expert on navigating police reports, inventories, and insurance paperwork.

Though it took me away from my blog it has not taken me away from running.  In fact running has been a great way to relieve stress and get a break from the non-stop to do lists associated with the robbery.  All that being said it is a little harder to feel motivated.  I don't just spring out of bed thinking about my run.  It takes a little more mental toughness and dedication to get out there.  There is a feeling of being overwhelmed by it all, and a general kind of sadness and frustration that this keeps happening.  Not to mention that creepy feeling that these guys were casing our house waiting for us to return to work.  At least again we were fortunate enough to have all of our kitties safe and we weren't home so nothing that isn't replaceable has been lost, except maybe a sense of security.  Fortunately, I had a meeting that day and I had my Surface Tablet at work.  Hubby was not as lucky and his new Mac Air was taken again.  Both of our TVs were taken and we don't really plan to replace anything until we have a new place. 

Putting both feet in front of the other for a run has been a great distraction and has also helped to mitigate the stress.  I am also using the Habit Master App to track my fitness related New year Goals.  It is motivating to see the little reminder number of my daily tasks each day when I turn on my phone.  I am hardly going to let 6 remain there all day.  When I feel overwhelmed there is that little accountability pushing me on to keep at it.  Hope your new year is starting off better than mine.

Gratitude: I am grateful it was just stuff and both of us and our furry family members are okay. 

Cold Today- Pushing Past Limits

So is this really the sunny south?  Today was one of those days that gave me an opportunity to push past my comfort zone.  It was predicted that we would have ice and snow this am.  I decided it was not smart to run with potential black ice in the dark.  Hubby and I decided to run together after work. It is a big help to have hubby when I am thinking I can't do this.

So first of all I am not great running after work.  Also today was one of those days where we hit the balmy high of 28 this morning and it dropped like a rock all day with a strong wind and dropping wind chill.  When hubby and I got out to run it was 18 degrees with a wind chill of 1 degree.  The head wind on the second half was ridiculous.  Really, I live in Atlanta!!!! I really did feel this run.  I have asthma so running in this cold is a challenge.  Running at a less than optimal time is a challenge.  I am happy to say I persevered.   I finished and I felt pretty good.  I had on a pair of yoga pants over my tights, a long sleeve shirt and a hoodie from the Hot Chocolate Race last year.  I wore two pair of gloves and two pair of socks.  Of course around mile 2 I could not feel my lips anymore.  We did three then headed home for a meatless Monday veggie pasta and some wine. 

I think I stretched enough today.  Tomorrow early AM run on my treadmill in a tank top and shorts watching the frost through the window.  Hubby is sleeping in; school is called due to cold.  Sometimes you can push past your comfort zone.

Today I am grateful to head back to work and get back in the swing of things.