Motivation gets you started, habit keeps u going

I slept in a little so went grocery shopping first and then went running at around 830 with the yellow dog. He seems pleased.

7:40 progressive run

I made all my goals for running this week. I went out for every run I planned to do. What a great first week. Todays run went really well.

I slept a lot yesterday so it is no wonder that I couldn't really sleep last night when I got home from work. I worked on resume packets for my quest to find a teaching job.

I don't believe weather.com when it says it is 76 degrees...feels much hotter. And I started at 6a.m!

Today is a busy week for me. Today I have to go get an IN license so SO and I can pick up our new vehicle. B/c I will be on the loan our addresses have to match. I was going to get one eventually i swear! LOL

Then I'm meeing a friend for bday lunch. I'm tryin to get someone else to take my shift tonight at the old job b/c I would like to go get the car tonight and I don't make money there anyway. If I have to go in then I will be giving them my two weeks notice. Hopefully they will just forget to put me on the schedule.

Thursday I want to go to various schools that I would realllly like to work at and drop off my resume packets.

Happy Tuesday!

6am Very humid with hills. I"m contemplating waking at 5 am to try to beat the humidity and heat. It was a good but slllloooow moving run today.

Yesterday I got my license and SO got the new SUV...he is very happy. i"m just glad our car payment stayed the same and we got a new vehicle. Cool huh?

Well today I'm off to dropping off resumes in the sun and humidity. Blah!

6am--felt like an elliptical day today.

8:30 am run 79 degrees lots of humidity.

this run actually went well considering I didn't get home till 2:30 in bed by 3 and up by 8. I saw my fav band at the casino only to find out that the lead lady quit. Which stinks b/c I made a t-shirt professing my liking of her. Oh well people move on I suppose!

6:15 am run 69 degrees...very nice. This run was progressive. I was atleast 30-60 seconds faster than I have been in the last week and that is just b/c it was cooler out.

1 mile walk with dogs

Shred level 2

My parents stayed with our dogs this weekend so we could go to a retirement party in Indy. When we got home we were surprised with presents. They called them July fourth presents but they were really wedding presents. (I said we didn't need presents)

My parents had their mothers' wedding rings made into a necklace for me and greg got a hand gun. Both of our mouths dropped when we got them. I won't wear the necklace till the wedding but I can totally see myself wearing it after that. Now that I have my IN license I think I can go get a gun card so we can go target shooting so that will be nice and fun!

Nice jaunt with the yellow dog. it is hot so he was slow and cooperative!

Today is usually a day off for me so I can run long tomorrow. But I don't want to and won't have time to run on Saturday so I'm suppose to run today. Probleme is lack of sleep and the heat. Maybe I will go out later or mybe I will just be okay with running 4 days this week.

I walked the dogs 1.25 miles. that sorta counts right?

UPDATE: I ran at 1:45 pm. 91 degrees very stinking hot.

I laid out in the sun for about 30 minutes. I have to say it sorta helped me to acclimate to the weather. then I ran. I brought a bottle of water and still felt like I needed more. I think I need a new hydration system since I loathe my fuel belt. I think hand held strap bottle thing would work for me.

the local LRS has a listing on their website about a new 1/2 marathon in November. Says it is in the area and is so new right now it has no name. Kinda cool that I can race all the way to NOvember maybe this year!

ps--is garmin compatible with windows 7? I tried to download the garmin program again and i dont' see the agent thing like i did with vista AND even it is there and I can't see it my watch isn't remote downloading.

My tooth was killing me last night. My SO's dentist doesn't open till 1pm today. Blah! I'm trying to get someone to take my shift so I can go get it taken care of...but who knows! It doesn't hurt too bad now but I know that it will later. Wednesdays are 1/2 off bottled wines and we have a piano player come in and sing and play and these ladies kept screaming the words to the songs. It was awful and just turned my tooth ache into my head hurting. Sensodyne is not working and I don't have food stuck back there. I guess it is more serious than I thought.

I may run 8 tomorrow b/c I don't see it happening today. Looks like I"m only isgonna have 4 days of running this week after all. we shall see what happens.

SIADI some where between 75 and 77 degrees Hot and Humid

I decided that saving my long runs for the end of the week is well a bad idea. I moved last weeks eight miler to today do to my whole tooth incident last week. Also, I have been pretty consistent in not running on Sundays so I figure mondays are a great day for a long run. I may run 9 on friday. We shall see how that works out. I don't want to fall behind on my long runs for this training season since I really want that sub 2 hour 1/2 marathon this year for some reason.

I brought with me a frozen water bottle. It was completely melted by mile 4 and warm water by 5.5. Blah.

I put ice in my buff folds on my head. Either I didn't put enough or the buff is so good at soaking up liquids that I never felt the melted ice. Must work on that.

I also did not allow myself to walk up the hills. I said I could walk at the top. This seemed to work.

Also, I found I was skipping runs due to lack of sleep and then the heat. Well I decided I will wake up at 7 (and hopefully be in bed by midnite (work is determining my bedtime lately). Seven hours seems to me a good medium for my sleeping.

On a NRR note The SO and another couple went to wine tasting in Tabor Hill-Benton Harbor, MI. It was a lot of fun. We already are making tentative plans for another weekend getaway for maybe tennessee next time. They are a sweet couple. I suggested next time we go to Makers Mark brewery b/c that is more my style. I continually try to find a wine I like but I just don't like the taste. They all taste bitter to me!

Happy running all.

Oops I almost forgot to put my miles in!

Shred level 2

1.2 mile walk with doggies

Very tough to get out of bed this morning. didn't get out the door till 7:15ish. 71 degrees when I started 78 when it ended. Very humid. I would have ran that last .25 but I ran out of water. I was so thirsty. Overall a good slow run.

I'm feeling tired today. I may skip todays run. I only need 3 more miles to meet this weeks mileage and i"m just not feeling it. (started my time of the month and the first day always stink olas) and I didn't sleep well last night (another side effect)

Going to walk the dogs though.

10 am run 75 degrees humid

I wanted to go out earlier but there was a t-storm. I ran sans garmin. I wore one of my tech race shirt. I cut off the sleeves so now it doesn't feel as heavy and huge. Much improved!

I hit the snooze and woke up almost an hour later. I voted to run 10 tomorrow. Nice easy run 66 degrees at the start and 76 at the end.

WAlked the dogs a little over a mile.

Off to doing chorse and errands.

7:30 am 66 degrees to start out ended in a sweaty mess of 78 degrees. 62 percent humidity and allllll sun!

Look Rat I ran 10! I hope you did too!

The first 7 went pretty welll. but I walked much of the last 3. My theory on this was b/c I was carrying a frozen water bottle for the first 3ish. then I set it down for the next four and picked it up.At some point I thought that someone had taken my water bottle b/c I misjudged the pick up point. Any who, then my shoulder started to grow tired. My guess is from carrying the water bottle. I'm going to the running store today to find a strappy water bottle thingy. The around the waist ones bother me too much to bother with. I gave mine away to my brother. HOpeflly he will get better use out of it!

update--warning--long blah about group running

I hate going to my running store. It is only a mile away so it is better than buying something online and paying shipping or going to the next nearest one about 35 miles away.

I hate it b/c about two years ago I signed up for a 10miler training program. I had already completed a ½ but I thought it would provide me motivation through the winter and provide camaraderie.

Instead, I felt the pressure of people running with me. I am a great running when I feel like no one is watching. Yes I do very well at races (where lots of people are watching) but at races I don’t feel judged.

I attribute this feeling to high school days when I felt judged in gym class.

Any who so I was at the store buying my handheld bottle and one of the trainers was there. She is more and more of a name now in running in our area just b/c of the races she is starting and the training programs etc. She said she saw me on FB asking about the November ½ (I was also picking up a sign up form and she saw it I my hand). She also told me there was a training program for it. I said no thank you I’m more of a solo runner. She said well as long as you are out there running. That is what is important. I froze…I felt judged. I know this is completely insane. But I did. I wanted to shout—I have done 2 half marathons this year along! And I’m signed up for two more races this year, about to sign up for a 3^rd! I count! I’m a runner!

During the aforementioned training program I kept having pains and just issues in general with running. As soon as I stopped going to the program—pains went away (eventually)

Any who thanks for letting me vent.

It is hard to tell if I got 7 hours of sleep last night. I tossed and turned most of it and got up several times.

The run was uneventful.

Oh I did try out my new water bottle. Pretty spiff. I won't go as far to say tht I didn't notice that I was carrying it but it was easy to switch off hands and I didn't have to hold it like I did with regular water bottles. I give amphipod and A+!

In NRR news SO picked out his tux last night. And I think next week I"m gonna go over to my parents house and have them help me address wedding invitations.

I tossed and turned a lot last night. Even moved to the couch b/c I couldn't sleep in bed. Lots on my mind. At least I got an MP mile in. Yeah for cooler weather 70 degrees.

I got a letter from Indiana DOE and they told me what tests I need to take for licensure. Well Turns out one of them I can't take till September. One of them I'm taking next friday. But it stinks b/c I have an interview next Wednesday and one of the postiions was a Reading interventionist and the other is an teaching assistant job. Both jobs I know I would love but I think now I will only qualify for the assistant job (which is less money (i think) But the plus side I wiould be working with my friend. Eventually I would get to take over her class when she goes on maternity leave so that would be perfect. The reading job is only for a year. But I"m sure if I am good I would get a new position the following year. Sigh. I had high hopes that some Illinois places would call too. But so far no luck.