10k training starts today

Day 23 of the 100 Days Challenge down. It's been frigid, snowy, just too cold to run outside. My yoga class got me through 3 days last week, but I had to start my training today and Jill gave me a nudge so outside it was.  She warned me it was 7 degrees out but it wasn't really.  So I was overdressed but that was a pleasant surprise. We got in our 3 mile easy run and the sticker is in place on my chart.
100 days challenge chart
So if I'm to make it through the next week of lousy forecasts I think it's time I started that 3 month membership at New England Athletic or whatever it's called now (still Champions in my book.) Will go tomorrow to sign up and be initiated. Figure if I go twice a week it'll be worth my while.

Life

So it's the last Saturday in August, lovely weather, dry. Just back from a 4.25 mile run in Glastonbury. So sad to see the procession of the hearse and limos carrying the young man from Glastonbury who lost his life in Iraq last week. Tears all around. So sad. But a beautiful morning for him to arrive home.

Plans? Enjoy the day, call the kids, finish my book.

Smells like Spring!

Started to warm up a bit yesterday, and it had that Spring smell. Fresh air, birds chirping, wet ground. Went for a run this morning - I'm bound and determined to get back into a steady schedule. Ran 3 miles over the weekend for the first time in a few weeks. Today ran 2, sprinting from pole to pole, finished chugging up Sequoia. Nice weather forecast for the rest of the week so expect to get out 2 more times. Then plan on going to the Hartford Marathon Foundation open house on Sunday, with a 3 mile run prior with the group.

2010 Vancouver Olympics are over so thought I'd get back to normal bedtime. But this week looks like a catch up week for the networks so will probably drag by the weekend.

Made a huge pot of chili yesterday - the weight watchers recipe. Lots of tomatoes, zuchinni, beans and some ground turkey. Love it!

Left work eary today - felt a bit nauseous - I think I'm starting with some inner ear stuff- felt dizzy yesterday and my ear is a bit pressured. Will settle down to try to nap, then watch a movie.