Remember my “Bad Runs Happen” post?

Tuesday I scheduled a “re-do run.”

Same time.  Same distance but I decided to change things to see if I could have a “good one.”

• I didn’t wear my Garmin. (I accidentally left it home in the charger.)
• I picked an out and back route where I know the distance.  (From the parking lot at work down the street 2 miles & back.  I used to run this route all the time. Unfortunately you have to stop for traffic at the lights.)
• I listened to music. (My hard drive crashed so I lost some running songs so I hesitated to re-set my iPod but I finally did and randomly filled it with songs.)
• I ate a Gu before running. (I tend to be hungry by the end of the day but don’t want to eat dinner before running.)

happy me…4 miles done. (Same outfit…just erase the snow & add traffic & it will be accurate)

It was a good one.  Without a Garmin, I have no idea of my pace but I felt like I was running faster.  I felt energized rather than beat up.

It may have been a coincidence or maybe changing it up worked.  Who knows?  But I’ll take it!

Wed. 7 am

Unfortunately, we had a snowstorm yesterday and there is snow everywhere.

Tonight I am going out to dinner with a friend.  She agreed to wait until I was finished running (even though I may be a sweaty mess.)

YakTrax to the rescue?  How far do I run?  Since it’s my last run until next Thurs…so do I attempt a long run of 6 miles??  Will I have time?  I cannot run fast in the snow & ice… so we’ll see.

Darn winter!!!

Happy Running!  What have you done to turn a bad run into a good one?  Any tips for running in the snow?