Day 19, 346 To Go

January 19, 2013

"Honey's back and she's better than before!  Hey la, hey la, Honey's back!!"

That is absolutely true, except for the "better than before" part.  About five minutes in she realized she should have waited a few more days since she isn't fully healed, but, she persevered and made it through the run.  She is all better now, so I have high hopes she will join me again tomorrow.

I was a bit worried I had spoken too soon in my blog from yesterday because when it was time to run it was chilly and raining.  Those are not a few of her favorite things, I can tell you that.  Luckily, the rain stopped and we were able to go out, although it was still a bit chilly.  I guess it is all about perspective, because I wore my long running pants and a long sleeve shirt, and five minutes in, I was regretting it.  I was too warm.

When it is 80 one day and then 60 the next, 60 feels chilly...but it really isn't.  When I lived in the Northeast, if it was 60 degrees in January, I would have gone for a swim!!  After days on end of 30 degree weather (more like 40 now thanks to climate change) a day of 60 is awesome!  Now, 60 is too cold. 

I'm meteorologically jaded.

Tomorrow, I'm gearing up for a longer run.  Probably about 45 minutes.  Honey will stick to 15 since she just came back, but next week I'll stretch her out (and no Honey, I am not talking about a Medieval torture device...or a sex toy).

Here are our numbers for today:

Time: 15:00

Distance: 1.17 miles

Pace: 12:47/m

Max Pace: 10:51/m

Calories: 127

Avg HR: 103

Max HR: 116

Not too bad a pace for Honey.  In a month, I bet we can break 12:00 consistently, and my goal for her is sub 10 by the end of the year.

You can do it!!

Run for life!!