Well, the snow forced me to go to the gym this morning to run on the treadmill! When I woke up, this was a the site that greeted me:

And when you factor in the 30 MPH wind gusts, my plan to run 20 miles outside was canceled. So, instead of risking my life running in those conditions, I decided to risk my life and drive to the gym to run on the dreadmill.

My plan was to go for 20 miles. It was going as well as it could, there was a baseball camp there so their shenanigans kept me occupied. I was running a pretty consistent 8:34 pace and felt good, i.e. minimal shin pain. Around mile 11 I was starting to get annoyed with the fact that I was moving and not going anywhere.  And then around mile 12.5 I discovered a new running malady: chafing. Yea, I felt the beginnings and the pain, but I didn’t think much of it till I looked down and saw blood. Yuck. So, I called it quits at 12.75 miles, which was about an hour and 50 minutes. Not what I was going for, but I’m proud of myself for not pushin’ and making the chafing worse and I was able to get the stains out of my shorts(very important!). I’m pretty sure it is the gym/treadmill atmosphere and not my shorts that caused it. I’ve never had this problem before when running outside in the same shorts. The lack of air circulation in the gym makes my sweat stick to me and my clothes and I think the moisture was what called the chafing.  Anybody have any anti-chafing tips?!

One of the reasons why I prefer running outside vs. indoors(obviously) is because of the unexpected sights that greet you.  For instance, I would of LOVED to have been running when I saw this, but instead I was driving home from the gym:

Just a couple turkeys taking a morning stroll on the snowy/icy roads…Clearly making me look like a wimp for not running outside ;)

Everyone enjoy their Sunday!

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