Womp Womp Saturday

There were big plans for today. Big plans, I tells ya! Mica and I were going to go somewhere far away and run a 15K. This would have been my first 15K and would have substituted for Sunday's long run. Both Mica and I were going to tack on a little bit to the beginning of the run to bring the total mileage to 10 miles. This would have also made up for the lack of speed work this week due to the Snowpocalypse.



This was before I woke up and saw this:


Allegedly, it would only be one to two inches. It was much more than that, of course. I wish I had a job were I could afford to be only right about 30% of the time and still be able to keep my job.

Therefore, the race was off, at least for Mica and myself. If it had been closer, then we might still have gone to the race. However, the drive was supposed to take an hour and neither of our cars could handle it. Furthermore, neither of us felt comfortable driving. What if we got stuck at the destination? What if we got in an accident? I'd rather lose the $25 I spent on the entry fee than end my life in a blaze of fire and snow.

So no race, and no Saturday long run. We both then decided to try and get our normal Saturday run in at the gym. I know, it was a stretch to think I could run three miles on the deathmill and then run another three miles (or 15 laps) around the track. Sure enough, it was a fail. I could barely finish my three miles on the deathmill. I only managed two miles on the track and that was with a walk break in between miles. So I did five miles total at a 10:00 pace, but non-consecutively. Le sigh.

I felt kinda bad about all of it, but what can you do? It's the Winter and Champaign can't plow, so you adjust as best you can. I have to keep reminding myself that I don't have any time goals this year. I just want to arrive at the starting line healthy and injury free, and remain that way. I am concerned about my 10 mile long run tomorrow, but I'll deal with it when I get to it.

FYI, the sun is out now.