what not to wear

12 miles . . .

last night when i got home from the college group it was cold and raining a cold rain. when i woke up this morning, i was cold. when i went out into the garage to get my running clothes, it was cold and pouring rain with howling rains. however, when i walked outside my front door, fully prepared for the weather, in my jacket, two pairs of gloves, pants, and hat, it was warm. i should have walked straight back in and changed.

but i didn't. for whatever reason i didn't.

as i was running, all i could think about was how warm i was, how i was going to get warmer when i was going back uphill. i couldn't focus on my running or just letting my mind go free, as it often does on these easy runs. finally, i wizened up and turned back towards home.

i stuffed my hat, thicker gloves, and jacket into the mailbox. this was 3.5 miles into the run. and then everything was clear. everything was perfect. i did this run nearly effortless. i say nearly because at one point for about 2 miles near the end of the run, i was going up some rolling hills into a pretty fierce headwind. i felt a slight burn but not the fatigue that i have been feeling. perhaps my body just needed to accustom itself to the new stresses. or it could be the extra sleep.

today felt like a recovery run.

started the ball rolling with the iron testing. nurse said that she would call back either today or tomorrow.