Screw you storm!

My self-administered program had me running my second run for week 4 today.

Sadly, mother nature had alternate plans and dumped a very unpleasant storm on us instead.

But, working off the momentum of a great (cold) run with Caroline on Wednesday, I was determined to run at lunch today.

Don't worry (maman), I didn't do it outside. I'm not THAT nuts! ;-)

Instead, I decided to visit the hotel gym across the street from my office. Years ago, my friend Sarah worked there while finishing her RMT schooling and I had gone a couple of times with her so I knew it was nice "enough". The gym is small quaint, but it is clean and not overly packed (I was there today - in the middle of a storm - at 12:30 pm and I was still able to get on a treadmill right away. In fact, there were 3 side by side available the whole time I was there!), it has a pool, hot tub and sauna (nice perks!), towel service included (with two different sizes of towels), a separate area for free weights and abs, and oh... did I mention it is temperature controlled??!!??!! This last point is really my only big draw to a gym right now, and the fact that this place has all the above perks, AND has a (relatively affordable) month-to-month plan makes it very attractive to me.

Don't get me wrong, I will still want to run outdoors as much as possible... but I am SICK AND TIRED of having to drag myself outside while people (and I) question my sanity and then fight the chill for the rest of the day.

I am hoping this is the answer... at least until my friend Willie the groundhog proved to me he was right last weekend and that it will be spring in 6 weeks.

Today's stats: Week 4 Day 2:
w/u (5 minutes) @ 3
3 min run @ 4.8
1.5 min walk @ 3.5
5 min run @ 4.6
3 min walk @ 3.5
twice
= 3.14 km in 21.30 min

And I'm warm and smiling. :)