WIMP! now you see it, now you don't

I got all ready last night so I wouldn't have to search for cold weather clothes this morning, with an expected 20' temperature drop. Then, this morning, I woke to the wind howling--I had said a few days ago that pretty much wind was the only thing that would keep me in--and maybe intense snow. So when I got up I decided to go on the treadmill--still acceptable. But by the time I took Sunny out it didn't seem so bad, so I quickly bundled up and headed out. WOW, what a gorgeous day! It was still pretty dark for the first 1/2, so I took along a small but very bright flashlight to make me more visible, since I only have very dark workout clothes for the cold. But 1/2 way through it was light enough to see the stopwatch and it just felt so good to be outside. I noticed that all week I'm supposed to do 1 min. running, 2 min. walking, and next week it jumps right up to 2 min. on, 1 off, which seems like a big jump to me (especially since it's 4 on and 2 off by the end of next week) so at least 1/2 of my sets today were 1.15 running and 1.45 walking, which was actually pretty challenging for me (sad, but true). I feel really, really good to be getting out. Oh, and the stiffness in my hips is the same feeling that I get walking back down the hill towards home, so I'm pretty sure that will be worked out by the end of the week. Go, go, go! (40 min., 32 total walk/run, 175 S.)