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The hardest thing I find about running is the fact that no matter what the weather conditions may be, you STILL have to tun.

Currently the wind is gusting at about 25 miles per hour. Every part of me wanted to stay home and not run. But what if we wake up on the 14th of December and it is worse than wind? What if it's snowing (you never know in Texas) or sleeting or raining or 15 degrees??? The race is not canceled! You run!

So today I braved a 10 mile run and when I turned around at five miles to run five miles home, it got better. For the rest of the day I will be coughing my head off! The wind was absolutely the worst it has ever been on a run! When I got home, I had a message on my Blackberry from my friend Andrea. She asked, "Are you doing your long run today? The wind is horrible!" But since she is a runner too, she knew I was out there getting beat to death by the Texas wind.

Two weeks from now I should be resting or pigging out or limping. No, not limping! :)

Keep running,

amanda