Post-Run Bliss

I went to the Eden Prairie Community Center to use the fitness center. I ran 3.5 miles, hard, and then walked for 5 minutes. Then myriad free weights, stretching, and crunches. It was a really good time and I felt great afterward. $8 per visit for residents who aren't members. A membership is $34 for one resident adult, and I just don't think I'll be using it enough to justify that. Besides, once spring hits, I'll be back on the trails.

Also, I know I've been really spotty with daily photo postings; taking a photo every single day, even when nothing of note happened, was stressing me out. So, while I'll still endeavor to take a photo daily, don't hold your breath.

Fox On The Run

I went running tonight at the Metrodome! It was awesome. But I didn't know where to park, so I foolishly parked many blocks away in a pay lot instead of 30 feet from the door in the (tonight only) free lot. And it was -25 degree windchill, which ripped quite efficiently through my running tights and sweatshirt. Also, next time I will wear shorts and a singlet for running, as it was sweltering inside from the generated body heat and the pumped-in regular heat. It must have been 80 degrees in there. I was sweating like a fiend. But it was a good run, and it felt amazing to get my feet back under me again after 4 months of no running at all. I never feel more like myself as I do when I'm running. It's too bad there's no way for anyone else to experience that core, true me.