My mail is taunting me!

So after picking up my daughter from preschool today, I came home to a package at my doorstep.  I was excited to open it (I have ordered quite a few items online the last week or two and I didn't know which item it was).  After opening the box, I decided that my mail was taunting me...

I am DESPERATE to get out there and run, and now I really want to try out my new "toy."  AHHHH, I suck at patience.  I know I need to heal so I am trying not to rush it.  But, I really want to get out there and get moving again.   Thanks to everyone for their support and input on my last post - I will be trying your suggestions.

I did swim today, only half an hour though, it felt like I was drowning.  The water was so foreign to me after a month off.  Hoping it will go better tomorrow.  It's not exactly comfortable to swim though so I may just do 30 minutes a day this week until I get the MRI to confirm its not a stress fracture.   I was disappointed to find that I am too tall for aqua jogging at the Y pool.  Either that or I need aqua jogging lessons - I could not figure it out today!

Pink Eye!

Bad news for me: I have pink eye! Because of that I wasn't able to go swimming yesterday. Instead I ran twice outside yesterday. Let me tell you that I can't wait to get done with this heat!
3.63 miles - 32:51 ran most of this, except for about a quarter of mile
2.65 miles - 35:36 run/walk with my half marathon classmates, SO fun :)

Running at two different times of the day made me realize that as an outdoor runner, I have two choices when it comes to suffering. So, this brings me to my first question of this blog post. Do you prefer to run when its a cooler temperature with higher humidity or a warmer temperature with lower humidity?

I missed swimming yesterday so I decided to go this morning. However I decided to just kick with a kick board to keep my eye out of the water. Because this is REALLY boring I only did 30 minutes, but after swimming I got out and ran 2.53 miles in 21:41. I really struggled this morning, the humidity seems impossible to handle. However, one more run marked off the schedule, now I can look forward to my 7 mile run on Saturday.

Speaking of my 7 mile run on Saturday, I will be out of town so I get to run with some new scenery. I mapped out a route online using google maps and sent it to my hubby so he knows where to look for me if I don't return. I am hopeful that I can manage to stay on track diet wise while we are down visiting family! Which brings me to my second set of questions for today:
- How do you manage running when you are in an area you are unfamiliar with? Will you run alone? Run on a treadmill?
- Any helpful tips on how to stay on track with a diet when you are traveling and/or staying with family?

Sorry nothing more interesting today, I will harder to be exciting next time! :D