2nd week of training

It was 7am and I wondered if I should go out for my second long run today or wait til tomorrow (it was 29 degrees).  After yesterday's massive snow storm I wasn't sure how well the roads would be.  Also, tomorrow will be about 5 degrees warmer and would work out better for running but we have a full day and I didn't really want to risk not getting in my long run. Sooo, at about 8:30am I started to get ready to head out.  By the time I got to the park there were snow flurries but it wasn't terribly cold.  The temperature was now a cool 31 degrees (ummm, much better than the 15 degrees I ran in back in January-- THAT was a bad idea!).

This week's long run was four miles again.  I ran it but not without difficulty.  There were a few icy spots that I chose to walk through instead of run (which I was secretly happy about).  I also started running intervals so I could control my speed and get faster.  Anyway, somehow with all the stopping and slow running I somehow managed to run faster this run than last run.  Which kinda surprised me because I walked some of the way... and I guess this means that I was running really slow last time?  Regardless, I finished this week's long run but I'm not so sure about next week because its a five mile run.  Oh gosh.  Its supposed to be in the 40's next week so should be no icy spots and better weather.  Let's see what happens.