Highlight of the Week: Warm weather and a rainbow / Steven joining me for a walk / a speedy run!

Monday | December 21, 2020: 3.45 m walk
Tuesday | December 22, 2020: 4 m run
Run location: VP Woods, Temp: 32°/30°, Time: 47:10, Pace: 11:47 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Wednesday | December 23, 2020: strength + 5 m run
Run location: Pine Dunes, Temp: 43°/47°, Time: 59:32, Pace: 11:54 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, excited it was so warm!
Thursday | December 24, 2020: 2.4 m walk (w/Steven)
Friday | December 25, 2020: 3 m run
Run location: hood, Temp: 15°/18°, Time: 33:51, Pace: 11:16 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great!
Saturday | December 26, 2020: 3 m walk
Sunday | December 27, 2020: strength + 5 m run
Run location: Pine Dunes, Temp: 34°/34°, Time: 54:37, Pace: 10:55 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: good, speedy

Notes:

• On Sunday and Monday I felt so sore from my strength workout and long run – in a good way – like I challenged myself! It felt good to walk on Monday morning. I wore some new Baleaf leggings that a friend recommended for walking. I had ignored them when I saw them on Amazon since they said they were for yoga, but they were warm, comfy, and had side pockets. Maybe I should try them for running, even though they don’t have a drawstring. (Here is the link to them (select “A-black with pockets”), and here is a link to a pair I bought that says they are for running, but don’t have side pockets (they have a back pocket), and here are some really thin ones if you are just looking for a no-fleece legging).
• I had a slight bloody nose during both my Monday and Tuesday runs. ‘Tis the (dry) season.
• Oh my gosh. It was in the high 40s (and windy, but to be expected) for my Wednesday am run. I wasn’t even going to run that day but when it was between the 40s on Wednesday and the single digits on Thursday? I went with Wednesday! And I saw a rainbow! I don’t think I’ve ever seen one here in December before.
• I felt too lazy to do a long run this weekend (which is funny since I was so excited to run 10 miles this week but accidentally did last week…) so I ran 5 on Sunday. I listened to a podcast until it ended then turned on music for the last two miles and felt like I was flying! I rarely listen to music when I run anymore and it shows! Maybe I should do that a few times a week to run a bit faster.

Link to Training Week 583