It has been so cold this winter that I got away from running. I am trying to get back now that it is spring. It has been a slow start, but I know I need to do this for my physical and mental health. I love running. It is so frustrating that only a few months of not running, it is like being back to square one.
This week was an interesting one for sure. I took Monday off to get some stuff done. Before the first appointment of the day, Chad and I went to the gym and walk/ran 3 miles on the treadmill. It took a lot out of both of us. We were both faced with the reality of what our habits over the winter had done to us. I had already decided that I would follow a training plan from Train Like a Mother. I ran into a snag after that, though. I could not fit in the time to run 3 miles on Wednesday because Noel had a band concert. Then, I passed out at work after a walk during my lunch break. This made me worried about the miles I needed to get in Friday and today. I am scared that I would pass out after or during my run while running alone. I have seen a doctor who said that I am free to keep running. I was dehydrated and need to get back on my thyroid meds. (I seem to have worse and worse problems each time I stop taking them. I should have learned better by now.) I may just try to do all of my miles at the gym for a few weeks to make sure there is someone around if I were to pass out again.
