Well, I managed to get my butt out of bed this morning to go for a 5k run! I woke up at 4:15am, said eh, washroom then I get to go back to sleep for a whole 'nother hour! Woot! ... then I realized that no, the time projected onto my ceiling is still an hour behind... it was 5:15. :( Well, I was already awake, no point in going back to sleep for 15 minutes, I  knew I wouldn't get up, so I got dressed and headed out the door. It was cold. Dark. But rather nice. It's been too long since I've been able to run outside (in my neighbourhood). There were still icy patches but I was able to avoid them. I managed the long hill without stopping. I was disappointed that I wasn't able to do my 5k without stopping though, but forgave myself when I realized I've doubled my mileage from last week... still working on getting it back up to a decent level.

It was a bit difficult at first. Colder than I expected. I wished I'd brought my gloves, so I folded over the ends of the sleeves of my jacket and held on. It took a bit of mental power to keep going for the first couple of hundred meters, but then I was able to get into a rhythm and it was great. Just cruising along, listening to my running playlist, looking around at all there was to see... at around 6am. It's still dark out. I actually saw a raccoon. Thought it was a cat and almost approached it, but glad I didn't... :).

While I really find the treadmill quite boring, I've realized that it's easier in some respects. Out of pure laziness actually, it's easier to go for longer. Changing speeds is a pain in the... behind. So it's easier to convince myself to keep going. I also know that I wont run again well after I stop. However, outside it's much easier to stop, but also to start again. Something to get used to again. I've been running outside on the weekends with my boyfriend, which makes it easier to not stop, but running alone, it's easier to say nah, I need the break.

I'm taking my running gear with me this weekend. Hopefully I can get another 5k out of this week. Fingers crossed!