March Goals: Weather

Psych!  I am Captain Grumpy Pants and am not into reviewing goals right now.  Instead, I'd like to talk about the weather.

The weather for 2018 has been rough.  The lakes are still frozen.  I was on Cedar Lake Trail, Lake Nokomis and Minnehaha Creek Trail this week.  The pedestrian trails still have ice or snow on them in places.  (Though the snow is starting to melt.) There's been rain, snow, and wind to contend with as well.   For that reason, a significant number of my runs have been dictated by the weather.  Like, "oh, there's a blizzard today, I'll get out and do my mile, and then move these miles to Friday" 

Before this year, I had a fairly reliable running schedule that had 1 mile runs on Wednesday and Fridays, and bigger miles on the other days based on whatever race was coming up.  And then, this year so far, it's like "Mondays suck, let's see how I feel on Wednesday"

February Goals Update

Eating:
Whole30 in January 2 - Feb 10.  - Done
Whole30 March 1 - April 3. 
Generally Whole30 the 30-45 days before a race.

Running:
Keep up the streak. - So far so good
Keep weight lifting 3 days/week. - I've skipped a few Sundays, but generally okay
Cross train with Zumba. - LOL.  No.

Races: 
5K in February. Done
Possible addition of 1-2 races in March.  Contenders are the MDRA races.  Lake Johanna 4 miler on March 17 and/or MDRA 7 Mile on March 31.  One entry fee would cover both.
Loony Challenge in October
Feet in the Street 5K in October. Sadly, this is scheduled for the same weekend as Loony. 
Break 30:00 in a 5K - Not accomplished in February so this one continues.
Continue MAF training through June. - So far so good.

Blogging:
Meal per day Whole30 Posts daily, all publish at the ‘end’ of the Whole30. - Done in February.
Race Training posts weekly.  - Done

General life stuff:
Read 12 books in 2018. Read 50 books in 2018. - Up to 14 books in February.
Meditate every day in January.  - Done
February/March Addition: Spanish lessons every day of the month, both months.  - I've been doing the thing, but not as disciplined as I was about meditating in January.  So, not everyday.
Volunteer at a race.
Learn to french braid my hair.

Running Conditions in February

Early February was brutal between cold, snow, and ice. Late February is still brutal between snow, ice, and puddles. There were more treadmill runs and a track run or two while I was coping. I spent lots and lots of time at Lake Nokomis and any other trails the city plows regularly. Early in the month, the phone stayed at home because it would've frozen outside anyways. I ended the month telling a friend that running everyday is an exercise for body and for my heart. In gratitude that my body is strong enough to do the work, and I have beautiful, safe spaces to enjoy.

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