Weekend Update

You can't tell from this picture, but today was a rare treat in ATL.  We had snow this AM.  My husband loves snow so I was still enjoying a relaxing Sunday morning and he was urging me to hurry and get dressed so we did not miss running in the snow.  This is the South and the snow window was closing rapidly.  Judging from Dailymile all of our ATL friends also booked it out early Sunday to enjoy a rare run in the flurries.  In our hood we were the only crazies out. 

Not only was it snowing it was pretty cold too, hence the really cool outfits.  It was a fun way to spend the day.  Now we are hold up, like true southerners, in our Jammies enjoying a slow easy Sunday before the work week.  Hubby will be kicking off the week my style by running at 4:30 tomorrow AM.  He has a late night at school and it is best to just go ahead and run with me so the run gets fit in without having to worry about the clock.  It will be fun.  He and I don't get to share many pre-dawn runs.  It will be his time to payback the twofer run of mine last week with our running store. 

Also hubby and I were chatting, our birthdays are only 12 days apart and they are coming up.  Last year in my AG.  I was asking what he wanted as a BD present.  So it looks like we will be off to the running store since we both want a new pair of shoes.  I kind of miss the days when I meant a cute pair of heels when I said I wanted shoes.  But it is running shoes I want.  I want another pair of zero drop like my NB Minimus 00.  I am thinking of trying on the Merrel Road Glove.  We are planning to go to the minimal running store in Downtown Woodstock Natural Strides. We love WestStride but they don't carry many minimal shoes so we will check out Natural Strides for our birthday shopping trip.  Can't wait!  I love trying new running shoes.  Hope everyone had a great weekend with some fun time with loved ones and little exercise.  Looking forward to a busy week and some good mileage now that I am feeling better.

Late to the Party

Today Hubby and I ran the ATC Rocks and Roots 5K today and it was a first.  We both placed 2nd in our age group.  I am pretty happy because it was a super tough run.  It was trail run with this monster hill at 1.5 miles that went up about 1/2 mile.  I am still struggling with this sinus infection and cough so breath support was really tough.  I had to stop and walk up part of the hill to catch my breath.  Hubby said if you had not walked you would have placed first again in your AG.  I said maybe not.  If I had not walked I am pretty sure I would either still be laying in the woods with hypothermia or we would just now being pulling in from the ER after my breathing treatment.  But sweet he thinks I am invincible, even after 20 years together.

Hubby was ahead of me.  I already had decided I wasn't in tip top condition and I wanted him to run on his own.  He is a much better trail runner.  I get in my head about the terrain, etc.  Plus have been coming back from being sick.  Definitely felt that out there today.  When I wasn't contemplating whether anyone behind me was running with oxygen I could borrow; I pushed as hard as my body would let me.  I ended with not too bad a time.  I was behind hubby by about a minute.  In fact he was at the drink table figuring with the tough course and my ailments I was probably a good Powerade, bagel, and brief nap away.  His face was kind of priceless when I walked (okay stumbled) up to the drink table. (Oxygen deprivation will do that.)

On the way home we decided we need to try and do a little more speed work and are going to commit to fitting that in once a week.  It will help on tough courses like today.  Hubby was mentioning that he is not as fast as when he was younger.  Yeah I married a former Jock.  Who would have thought?  I think that is the advantage for me.  He was saying it is all downhill for him now that he is older.  I said "you peaked to early.  If you were like me, the 20 minute mile bookworm, who spent all of her time avoiding the hill you would be peaking now."  I try not to think about the fact that if I can do this at 43 and I had applied myself at all with a younger body I might also be lamenting lost speed.  Oh well better late to the party than to not show at all!!