I like the cold. I am from a cold place. I like doing outdoor things. I like winter sports like skiing and snowshoeing.
Having a baby changes how adventurous your recreation can be. We have taken El ice fishing, normal fishing, hiking, camping, and on long road trips. So we still try to do the things we enjoy. But we do have to modify it. We pack heavier for hiking and camping with a child. We are working on how we can backpack with her. We can't fish for as long with her. We have more of a hub when we fish instead of wandering around. In the case of running, you have to wait for the napping stars to align, you have to bundle baby up, you have to push a stroller, you have to stop and try to get the kid to stop screaming. Some days she loves being outside and being in the stroller and going on runs. I think she likes the fresh air and to see things. But lately, she has screamed on every single run or walk. I think it is just too cold for her.
I really hope the rain cover will keep her warmer. The wind will be out of her face, she won't get wet. All I know is, I am going stir crazy and crazy from having a whiney, cold baby. It has also thrown off my running, right when I found a schedule that works and mapped out a plan. Ugh. I will really have to get out the door right when A gets home.
It isn't even that cold (for me), it's 32*F which isn't bad. But it is too cold for babies.
I feel like I just have excuses---I have a baby, it's cold, her schedule is difficult, she has a cough. I don't think excuses are bad unless you let them take over and never overcome them. Identifying your excuse can help you find a way around it. I realize I'm making excuses so here is my way around it. 1) short HIIT workouts during nap time. 2) running right when A gets home at 4:30. 3) run on my friend's treadmill. 4) rowing machine in the evenings.
It's too cold for babies, but I'm not a baby, literally or figuratively.
Today's workout
Core endurance
Tabata, 20 minutes (5 exercises)
3 mile run or 30 minute row later today
Excuses excuses. What's your excuse? How are you going to get around it?
How is the weather in your neck of the woods?
Showing posts with label winter running. Show all posts
Showing posts with label winter running. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Running With Music
Hello and happy Tuesday. It has been an interesting day so far.
Today's Workout
4.5 mile run, 49:49, pace 11:05
Core
Today for my run, I broke out my running tights because it was cold. El wore her down snowsuit and her pumpkin hat and was super cute, as usual. (PS--I keep taking pictures and putting them on flickr, but they aren't showing up when I paste the code in here. I will have to keep working on that.) My phone gave me two temperatures, so when I started running it was either 35*F or 29*F and when I finished it was 39* or 31*F. I'm not that great with knowing the temperature by feel, especially here in WA with the humidity. But I do like running in the cold weather, and in the past have run outside when it was 20*F, but having El to worry about makes me not as excited to run in the cold with her. When it is cold, I'm not so worried about temperature as I am about ice, but things were OK today.
Anyway, I was doing one-minute intervals, and then El started to scream. I think it was the cold air in her face. I tried covering the stroller with her blanket, turning around, talking to her. There were not a lot of people on the trail, but the trail goes through a little shopping center and there were people getting coffee or walking to work. They were all glaring at me. I thought, 'I am 2.5 miles from home. What should I do?' And then I remembered that I was only a half mile from my BFF Shannon's apartment. She told me to walk on in to her house any time I needed to. I prayed that her door was unlocked (it usually is) and ran as fast as I could to her place. We parked the stroller under the stairs, I pulled El out, ran up to her door, knocked and twisted the knob...
It was locked.
I knew that the one time I needed to get into her apartment, it would be locked.
But then her hubby Brady opened the door and let me in! They are heading out to CA this afternoon so both of them had the day off. We warmed up, gave El some goldfish crackers, chatted, and I was very stinky. I shared some hot chocolate with El, which she dribbled on her shirt. After a half hour, we loaded back up and ran home. El was happy and then fell asleep. Even better, she fell asleep in her crib after we got home. YAY!
So it has been cold and weird and thank goodness the weather cover should be here tomorrow because I think El will be a lot warmer with it.
Now, the topic at hand...
Do you run with music? Does it help you keep pace?
I don't. The headphones always slip out of my ears or make them sore. I don't like wearing them since I run in streets without sidewalks, among drivers who I can trust to pay attention, and where dogs prowl their yards. I feel much safer without headphones or music playing. It also seems like my iPod is always out of power. By the by, I did use my iPod last night during my rowing workout but not on today's run. It is about of power.
Since I want to work on my pace, I think upbeat music could help. The tempo could push me and the energy could motivate me. But I still won't if I have to wear headphones to get those benefits.
Let me tell you, my 2+ hour training runs got pretty long without music to break up the monotony. But I do think training without music helps you train for races that don't allow music. I imagine the race could get tough if you depend on your tunes to keep you on pace, to entertain you, or to keep your mind off the pain/discomfort.
But I still would like to listen to music or an audio book while I run---but no headphones. So I have a running etiquette question for you. Can I play music on my phone or other device during my training runs? I would just put it in the stroller's cup holder and go. Since I don't usually see many other people out walking or running when I am out, I don't think it will be bothersome to others. I could potentially be embarrassed about some song that comes on. Thoughts on that running etiquette?
Do you run with music?
What is your favorite song to workout and/or run to?
I do like "Eye of the Tiger" in spin class. Cliche, I know. I also really like INXS and Tina Turner. Everyone knows 80s music is the best to workout to.
Can I listen to music without headphones while I run?
Today's Workout
4.5 mile run, 49:49, pace 11:05
Core
Today for my run, I broke out my running tights because it was cold. El wore her down snowsuit and her pumpkin hat and was super cute, as usual. (PS--I keep taking pictures and putting them on flickr, but they aren't showing up when I paste the code in here. I will have to keep working on that.) My phone gave me two temperatures, so when I started running it was either 35*F or 29*F and when I finished it was 39* or 31*F. I'm not that great with knowing the temperature by feel, especially here in WA with the humidity. But I do like running in the cold weather, and in the past have run outside when it was 20*F, but having El to worry about makes me not as excited to run in the cold with her. When it is cold, I'm not so worried about temperature as I am about ice, but things were OK today.
Anyway, I was doing one-minute intervals, and then El started to scream. I think it was the cold air in her face. I tried covering the stroller with her blanket, turning around, talking to her. There were not a lot of people on the trail, but the trail goes through a little shopping center and there were people getting coffee or walking to work. They were all glaring at me. I thought, 'I am 2.5 miles from home. What should I do?' And then I remembered that I was only a half mile from my BFF Shannon's apartment. She told me to walk on in to her house any time I needed to. I prayed that her door was unlocked (it usually is) and ran as fast as I could to her place. We parked the stroller under the stairs, I pulled El out, ran up to her door, knocked and twisted the knob...
It was locked.
I knew that the one time I needed to get into her apartment, it would be locked.
But then her hubby Brady opened the door and let me in! They are heading out to CA this afternoon so both of them had the day off. We warmed up, gave El some goldfish crackers, chatted, and I was very stinky. I shared some hot chocolate with El, which she dribbled on her shirt. After a half hour, we loaded back up and ran home. El was happy and then fell asleep. Even better, she fell asleep in her crib after we got home. YAY!
So it has been cold and weird and thank goodness the weather cover should be here tomorrow because I think El will be a lot warmer with it.
Now, the topic at hand...
Do you run with music? Does it help you keep pace?
I don't. The headphones always slip out of my ears or make them sore. I don't like wearing them since I run in streets without sidewalks, among drivers who I can trust to pay attention, and where dogs prowl their yards. I feel much safer without headphones or music playing. It also seems like my iPod is always out of power. By the by, I did use my iPod last night during my rowing workout but not on today's run. It is about of power.
Since I want to work on my pace, I think upbeat music could help. The tempo could push me and the energy could motivate me. But I still won't if I have to wear headphones to get those benefits.
Let me tell you, my 2+ hour training runs got pretty long without music to break up the monotony. But I do think training without music helps you train for races that don't allow music. I imagine the race could get tough if you depend on your tunes to keep you on pace, to entertain you, or to keep your mind off the pain/discomfort.
But I still would like to listen to music or an audio book while I run---but no headphones. So I have a running etiquette question for you. Can I play music on my phone or other device during my training runs? I would just put it in the stroller's cup holder and go. Since I don't usually see many other people out walking or running when I am out, I don't think it will be bothersome to others. I could potentially be embarrassed about some song that comes on. Thoughts on that running etiquette?
Do you run with music?
What is your favorite song to workout and/or run to?
I do like "Eye of the Tiger" in spin class. Cliche, I know. I also really like INXS and Tina Turner. Everyone knows 80s music is the best to workout to.
Can I listen to music without headphones while I run?
Monday, November 25, 2013
Thanksgiving Turkey Trot
I could not find a turkey trot within 30 minutes of my home. Since I am the one cooking the feast all by lonesome, I have decided to do one on my own. I will probably make Drew run, too, and he'll probably bring along his running buddy, Daniel. Someone will have to push El in the jogging stroller, and it will probably be me, and that is ok. So I am trying to decide what distance I'll shoot for.
5k--- not a challenging distance, but I'll really push the speed.
5 miles --- a more challenging distance where I will try to keep my pace around 10:45 if I'm pushing the stroller or 10:30 if I'm not.
10k ---a longer run to challenge my endurance, which has really slacked off since September's half marathon.
If you are running a race, Good luck!
Today's workout
Core
Strength
Row, 32:00 min, 0.5 mile --- that was rough! I should row more often, it will definitely build my leg strength.
Are you running a Thanksgiving race? What distance?
Are you the only one running it or does your whole family join in?
5k--- not a challenging distance, but I'll really push the speed.
5 miles --- a more challenging distance where I will try to keep my pace around 10:45 if I'm pushing the stroller or 10:30 if I'm not.
10k ---a longer run to challenge my endurance, which has really slacked off since September's half marathon.
If you are running a race, Good luck!
Today's workout
Core
Strength
Row, 32:00 min, 0.5 mile --- that was rough! I should row more often, it will definitely build my leg strength.
Are you running a Thanksgiving race? What distance?
Are you the only one running it or does your whole family join in?
Monday, November 18, 2013
Wet Running Weather
I live in the Pacific Northwest. In fact, I live in the Puget Sound Convergence Zone, which means it is the wettest part of the wet PNW. To my understanding, the weather is wetter because pressure zones (or however it is in meteorology) go around the Olympic Mountains and then converge here in this area. So all the weather collides and makes it very wet here.
We've had a pretty mild spring, summer, and autumn so far. It hasn't been very wet. But today is wet.
There are lots of different kind of rainfall, which I have experienced since moving here from Utah. There is misty rain, a steady drizzle, and fat droplets of very wet rain. There are other rains in between and beyond these, but those seem to be the most distinctive to me. You'd be amazed at how wet you can get from running in the misty rain.
Anyway, this year has not been terribly wet, which has bee great for my running. I don't have a gym membership or a treadmill, so I get to run outside. That isn't too bad, even in the rain. To make rain running even more difficult, I get to push little El in the jogging stroller. I actually don't mind it. It is fun to have such a cute running buddy. But I have put off and put off buying a rain cover for it.
Today is the day. I need to order it. I think the wet winter has officially started. I'm fine getting wet on a run. But I don't want El to get soaked.
Another challenge is that we live way up north. I am always amazed at the short sunlit hours. It isn't as bad now as it is in December and early January, but it is getting dark at 7:30 a.m. and dark at 5:00 p.m. Soon it will dark at 8:00 a.m. and dark again at 4:00 p.m. This adds another challenge for my winter workouts---I don't feel comfortable running in the dark where there are no sidewalks, especially when it is raining! But I will just have to deal with this, too.
A year ago, right after I had El, I walked every day with her. If I didn't leave by 2:00 p.m., it would be dark before I got home! I wore my Ergo to carry her and I carried an umbrella to keep her sry. It worked well and was great to get out of the house.
It is definitely wet out today. And, though I woke up with enthusiasm to run, we haven't gone out yet. The rain comes down when she is awake and it stops after I put her down for a nap. I'll just do an indoor workout instead. But I am hoping to get out for a short run once Andrew gets home.
I do think that it is ok to back off on the training intensity during the winter. Maybe it is a bit of an off season. I know some people really like training in the winter. For now, I will just try to maintain fitness.
Today's workout
20 minutes total body strengthening
5 minutes core
****hoped-for 3 mile run****
Also, I actually practiced my cello on Saturday! I will be better about that because I am playing in a few weeks at church.
What are the winter challenges for your workout? Do you power through outside or take your workout indoors?
We've had a pretty mild spring, summer, and autumn so far. It hasn't been very wet. But today is wet.
There are lots of different kind of rainfall, which I have experienced since moving here from Utah. There is misty rain, a steady drizzle, and fat droplets of very wet rain. There are other rains in between and beyond these, but those seem to be the most distinctive to me. You'd be amazed at how wet you can get from running in the misty rain.
Anyway, this year has not been terribly wet, which has bee great for my running. I don't have a gym membership or a treadmill, so I get to run outside. That isn't too bad, even in the rain. To make rain running even more difficult, I get to push little El in the jogging stroller. I actually don't mind it. It is fun to have such a cute running buddy. But I have put off and put off buying a rain cover for it.
Today is the day. I need to order it. I think the wet winter has officially started. I'm fine getting wet on a run. But I don't want El to get soaked.
Another challenge is that we live way up north. I am always amazed at the short sunlit hours. It isn't as bad now as it is in December and early January, but it is getting dark at 7:30 a.m. and dark at 5:00 p.m. Soon it will dark at 8:00 a.m. and dark again at 4:00 p.m. This adds another challenge for my winter workouts---I don't feel comfortable running in the dark where there are no sidewalks, especially when it is raining! But I will just have to deal with this, too.
A year ago, right after I had El, I walked every day with her. If I didn't leave by 2:00 p.m., it would be dark before I got home! I wore my Ergo to carry her and I carried an umbrella to keep her sry. It worked well and was great to get out of the house.
It is definitely wet out today. And, though I woke up with enthusiasm to run, we haven't gone out yet. The rain comes down when she is awake and it stops after I put her down for a nap. I'll just do an indoor workout instead. But I am hoping to get out for a short run once Andrew gets home.
I do think that it is ok to back off on the training intensity during the winter. Maybe it is a bit of an off season. I know some people really like training in the winter. For now, I will just try to maintain fitness.
Today's workout
20 minutes total body strengthening
5 minutes core
****hoped-for 3 mile run****
Also, I actually practiced my cello on Saturday! I will be better about that because I am playing in a few weeks at church.
What are the winter challenges for your workout? Do you power through outside or take your workout indoors?
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