First cold weather run!

I did my first run outside today in awhile - about 2 miles and it really wasn't as bad as I had anticipated! It actually felt good to get outside. Gonna try and keep the momentum going the rest of the week and keep going outside. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving with the family!

Thanks for the tip on the Under Armor, I've been considering that for some time, actually. I have quite a few top layers, but not a lot of good base layers. I'll look into the price and see if I can hack at least a shirt. I have a few pairs of tights I've been using for some years that have worked well on the bottom.

And I will suck it up, don't worry. The thought of it hurts my lungs, but you do make a good point - the sooner I get used to it the better. Have you given much thought to the strength training yet? Oh, and I think you mentioned you do yoga, definitely keep it up. Really helped in my second half, especially with my hips - they used to get super tight. I have a power yoga video that is pretty cool, but I can only get through 30 minutes of it, kinda tough stuff. Definitely helps, though. I will get out and run outside this week - the goal is 4 times outside. I made up a schedule to help keep me on track. Brrrrrrr..........

Back from Denver - Plans for this week

Okay, Now that I am back from Scranton PA, which isn't exactly what I would call "runner-friendly", I'm heading back to the East Coast where I'm pledging today to run everyday for the next week.

I ran 3 out of the last 4 days so I'm working up well and my lungs are pretty much adjusted to the weather. Honestly, you should just suck it up for a day, run a mile or two in the cold, and get used to it that way. If you're waiting for the weather to get above freezing, you might be waiting a while. It's just that first run that you have to get over and then you'll be fine.

Anyway, on another note, I went and bought some under armor thermal gear, it's basically this really tight-fitted (don't get all hot and bothered on me) turtle-neck that I wear under my other clothes when I'm running and it keeps me all snug as a bug in a rug. I highly recommend it for some serious winter running, which we will be doing plenty of.

Okay, I'm done posting. Talk to you later - Seth

Totally didn't run last night - too busy. Not as cold today, but seeing as how I'm coming down with a cold, I think I'm going to hit the elliptical tonight and see where I'm at health and weather wise tomorrow before deciding on running. You've totally got me jonesing some new shoes now.

first week back

Stretching after a short warm-up is good, we used to do that in track all the time. I think a half mile or so should do it, then stop, stretch and keep going. This will be my first week back on the running circuit, hope it goes well. Aiming for about 2 tonight and of course it's snowing and flipping freezing out. I will let you know how that turns out. I've decided to write in this Trebuchet font and use this color to help differentiate our posts a little bit, make it a bit more personal. Hope you slept well and are feeling better!

Week 2 of training - appoximatley 15 miles ran

Okay -

Here is my first entry for the blog. I ran 6.5 miles today on the bike path around my house. As usual, the first couple of miles were hard to get into but I finished strong and at about a nine minute mile clip.

I'm debating starting the process of running a mile or so, stopping and stretching, and then starting again as the most cramps I get is in the beginning that I have to struggle through before I really warm up. Thoughts?

Anyway, all in all, it was a good run. I'm not feeling so well so I'm hoping to get a good night's rest and get in a good four miles for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week.

I think we're crazy

All right Seth, here is my first official post to get this going. Let's see how far we get in 7 months! I'm excited now, hopefully that stays that way!