Week 4 is almost over ???

So Monday was a rest day (THANK GOD). My body was not exactly happy with me after the 5 miles on Sunday. But I taught a low impact boot camp (sculpting and toning) and the core work is definitely helping my running. It is true what they say :)
Tuesday was an easy 3 mile run (HAHAH I just said 3 mile easy run) - EXCEPT that it was way too cold to run in the morning. So I hit the treadmill that night and well easy - turned into a painful 2.6 miles.
I was too hot - my knees were achy blah blah blah.... plus I have this reoccuring wierd pain in my right floating ribs - hmm....

Wednesday Running club - still FRIGID - but we did 5 miles. 

This is what I posted on FB after that run:

Time to brag on my running buddy Amber Cozine Estvanko Streine.. Last year this time she was in major pain and ended up having back surgery. We met up in Fall get fit and I claimed her as my newbie buddy. I gave her nicknames like 'protein' cause she never ate enough. Now we are training for our first half marathon 9 weeks away. Tonight I had to push her through the first 2.5 miles and we only realized at the turn around why it was more challenging than before. We were running sub 10 miles :) After the turn around which was all the way at 18, she took the lead and charged up those hills like they were downhills.. We even started a conversation on the way back and still pushed the pace. 5 miles in 55 minutes.... Buddy I'm so proud of you and our team Crazy Awesome.Even though you weren't feeling love for me in the last 0.5 and even though I still have cold ears, you are the best running partner this crazy half could ask for.

Thursday was a morning run  and um it was a lovely -1F with wind chill. What is wrong with us??? Well the icy temperatures and my unlined running pants (leaving me thighs a little wind burned) had us shortening our run again to 2.6 ish.

Today I am enjoying our first snow day of the school year and a full on body rest day. A wonderful healing trip to the chiropractor. He explained that my hips were sore because my tail bone was out of alignment - (not for long). He also taped up my right knee (as opposed to my trouble left knee) because my patella is not tracking correctly and my tendon is bulging right above the patella. Yup painful and lovely to look at :)

We plan to switch our Sunday- Saturday run order:
On tap for the morning: 6 miles with Running Club.
Sunday solo run for me :( 4 miles and Amber will run with Running Club.

Stay warm everyone and don't forget to stretch!