Since I last posted frustrations with coronovirus, the situation has become much more intense. Schools in Minnesota closed no later than Wednesday this week and schools were directed to provide meals to any student who needs it and childcare for families whose work deems them essential such as healthcare, law enforcement, corrections and schools. This big shift put me at work for a few long days this week getting meal plans and delivery plans in place. By Thursday, life was feeling much more calm.
With schools out, restaurants, bars, churches, hair salons and gyms closed, it comes as no surprise that races are being postponed or canceled left and right. Just yesterday, Earth Day Half Marathon announced that their race is postponed until September 5th, Labor Day weekend. Deb and I have been talking about looking for a fall race, so this will work out fine for us. The race has a no refunds policy, but they will allow people to switch back and forth between the half and the 5K or transfer their entry to another runner at no cost. There was a brief mention of a virtual event in the works for this spring yet which might also be fun. We had already decided that if the race were canceled or postponed that we would still like to go run the route that day. There has been a lot of speculation that Minnesota could go to a shelter in place model soon to keep the spread of coronavirus to a minimum. In other states people are being allowed to exercise outdoors, but not in pairs or groups other than who lives in your house. I got a little worried about that and did a little research to see if I can talk on the phone via my Aftershokz to virtually run "together", and I can! Mom called after I found the information, so I tried it out with her while walking around in my house and it works great! In the event we are no longer permitted to run in pairs, we will be chatting along on with my pink headphones looking a little crazy talking to myself, but who cares?!? As for today, I met up with two running friends and we all ran along several feet apart not facing each other, so social distancing runner-style. Running stores and shoe companies are working hard to encourage Americans to get out and exercise because fresh air and exercise is good for our physical and mental health. We did a 10-miler; that is the furthest I've run since straining my hamstring four weeks ago and it went great. With Earth Day postponed until September, I've reset my training plan to aim for June 20th Grandma's Marathon events, so back to Week 2 and working it back up from there. I sure hope we don't get to a point where running has to be treadmill only, but I'm set up for that if need be. In the meantime, I'll be out in the sunshine social distancing runner-style. Happy running! Missee
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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