Every Day is a Gift

Met with Merri at the gym and we headed outside. Ran 1 mile warm up than we did a 5 mile tempo at 7:16 pace. That was pushing it for me but my legs felt great after! We then did 1 mile cool down and went in and did shoulders and core and then I did 2 more on the treadmill at an easy pace.

 I got frost bite on my shin from icing it on Saturday night. I am usually pretty aware and I only ice for a total of 20 min and not a minute more but I was watching a documentary on tv and lost track of time and decided it really shouldn't matter much. But it did. It feels like a burn. I am sure it is just the very outer layer of tissue but it hurts enough that I probably won't do that again. Ha ha kind of funny though! I never thought I would get frost bite.

Ran 6 with Merri. 7:55 pace although I must say it felt much faster. I then went to the gym and worked chest and triceps. 

My frost bite is definately frost bite. Also it is a pain because I can't ice my leg right now. But shins feel good. 

10 miles with Merri 8:13 pace. My legs feel good!

Ran 16 with Merri this morning. I probably shouldn't log these as easy because the last 4 were tough on me. I started to get a pain in my neck and back, you know the kind you get when you run the mile to fast in gym class. I had to lay down on Merri's driveway when we were done. It felt like the sky was spinning. At home I got the shivers. I wrapped up in a blanket but I got so cold. I started shivering like I did after I had my babies which is an unsettling feeling and my fingers started going numb and bright white with no return of blood flow when touched. It took a while to feel normal again but now I feel good. I hope it just makes me stronger! I'm kind of a wimp these days. I do wonder if it is because I have been skipping my post workout drinks this week and my body is used to that. Oh well I will take it easy tomorrow.

It was a lazy day. Slept in. Only ran 2.25 on the treadmill (was waiting until a machine opened that I wanted) and did back and biceps.

Breakfast was a yummy chocolate protein shake with almond milk and 2 delicious bean, egg white, and cilantro breakfast burrito. I think I want to eat it again for lunch!