Muddy, Icy Toes

After one of the most stressful 24 hours in recent memory because of multiple setbacks while preparing to depart for an international vacation, I made sure to set aside time to consult my number 1 coping mechanism, running. I can always count on a solid runner's high to obliterate all the doubt and frustration thats been piling up inside of me.

This afternoon, I went for a 5 mile run on the trails in the nearby park. I went out sans running tights or hat because it was in the low 40s and sunny. That is not to say that my toes did not get extremely chilly; in fact, I was covered in icy mud from the knees down after only a mile.

As I type this, my fingers are still stiff from the cold. Every other runner I saw (read: passed) had on pants, mittens, a hat, a fleece, etc-- totally unnecessary. However, let's just say I was channeling my loyal cross country gods the entire way, and once I "finished" I decided to keep running some more and also alternate between some sit ups and walking lunges for the remainder of the workout.

It was about a 35 min run and a total of a 55 min workout with the sit ups, crunches and lunges at the end.

And with that, I jet off to a hot, tropical destination for 10 days early tomorrow. I'm sure I'll keep blogging, but I definitely will not be contemplating putting on my sexy running tights any time in the near future. Yay!