Hey guys! I’m so sorry that I didn’t post anything yesterday. After getting back into town from London at 3am, I was exhausted and had a busy day ahead of me. I was supposed to teach spin, but there was some drama at the gym that thank goodness I wasn’t involved in, and the spin room was double booked as a side effect of the drama. Of course, I didn’t find this out until I had gotten to the gym to teach at 6:45am with 3 hours of sleep. After a nap, my day was filled with errands and school AND trying to stay awake! The London weekend recap is coming as soon as I get some pics from the girls that I went with. We had an absolute blast! 
I went on an awesome 4 mile run today. It was my first run in 2 weeks! Needless to say, I was a little worried about how I was going to do considering the break and the fact that I had pneumonia for the past couple of weeks. I kept putting it off all morning, but I needed to get it done before my errands. It always seems like the more time I take off from working out, the harder it is to get my butt out the door. I knew that I would feel so much better and be less stressed out with school if I went.
The sun started peeking out from the clouds as I stepped outside. It was a crisp 25 degrees out. 
The path was cleared for the very first half mile of the run, 
but then it quickly turned into this:
The deer were out in full force:
Can you see the footprints?
My legs and chest started burning about 1 mile into this run. I had wished that I had taken a few puffs of my inhaler before I left the house at this point. I am still wheezing! At the same time, I was so happy to be outside and breathing hard. It felt so good to move even though I had a little bit of extra resistance because of the snow!!!
I felt a smile start to form on my face around that same mile that my lungs were on fire. I thought to myself, “I am crazy. Why do I like this pain?”. Then, I started laughing inside even more. It felt so good to be outside. I felt alive for the first time in a week and a half. Oh trails, how I have missed you! 
That smile continued with me through the duration of the run. It never went away. I LOVE running even when it hurts sometimes. It is good to put that kind of stress on the body. There is something very primal about running that I especially feel when I’m out on the trails. I’m so glad that I’m finally feeling better! The rest DID really pay off! I’m glad that I took it easy last week!
I hope your week is going well! I am starting my new weight lifting program today. I will post about it tomorrow! We are already halfway through this week, folks!
Happy Running!
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Glad to hear your feeling better! I must have missed that you had pneumonia.
Hope you have a great day
Just take it slowly after pneumonia!! You’ll bounce back since you were in such good shape, but be careful not to overdo it.
Looking forward to reading your London recap
The snow looks beautiful.. I bet it was nice to outside getting some fresh air.
Can’t wait to see pictures from your trip! I bet it was so amazing!
Yay for getting back out there! It must feel so good!
Ha! I think you’re nuts for loving the ‘burning lungs’ but to each her own right?
I do agree that getting up and out the door after a hiatus is the hardest part – good for you for going for it!! Can’t wait to see London pictures.
Good job on the run! I took the weekend pretty easy, training-wise, and I’m dreading how my run will go this afternoon… that’s what I get, I guess!
Can’t wait to hear about London!
Yay for the 4 miler! Sometimes even though a run or workout hurts it makes me happy too.. I know it’s doing my body good then.
How was your chest though? Outside of the asthma, did you still have crud on your lungs? I hope that all got cleared up before London at least!
Looking forward to hearing about your new lifting program and London adventures. It looks like you’ve got some beautiful places to run.
I think that you path looks gorgoeous! I’d love to run that!!!
So glad you had an exhilirating run! I always have to take 2 inhaler puffs before running whether I’m sick or not. Darn asthma. But I’m so grateful that meds like that exist or some of us would never be able to run!