Awesome, Oak! It must have been weird running on that track!

so, this week we had another snowstorm, so of course it messed up our usual training. Wednesday we ran on the road - 4 mile "tempo" run (just really a wake-up get moving run) and Thursday I did 3 miles on the treadmill at work, and like, six minutes (it took a LONG time for me to figure the machine out) on the stairmaster. Friday was off (I shoveled a lot this week so nothing was really "off").

But TODAY, I am so psyched. I did five miles really fast, with hills and all. I just pushed it hard. I figure, the only way to get past the discomfort of being out of breath is to occasionally be out of breath. It was hard, but it was good because I didn't die. I didn't even pass out. I just breathed really, really loudly. Five miles in 43:44 which i say yay for me. It ain't going to win any races any time soon, but it satisfied my soul.