Motivation gets you started, habit keeps u going

Great start to June...NOT! I woke up at like 5 to shut windows b/c there was a thunderstorm. I went back to sleep till the alarm and I said to myself just 5 more minutes...I thought I reset the alarm...Well I didn't b/c the next thing I know it is 7:20---no time for running this morning...I'll be lucky if I can walk the dogs before I have to leave for school.

I am thinking about brining my running stuff to school (I have a 4 hour break). But I have a lot of school work to do so we shall see....I may just run later on tonight afterschool...but lets be serious--the probability of that happening is slim...LOL

7:30am 53 degrees

Todays run was hard...made me wonder why I run. It was hard waking up this morning, hard getting out there and then hard running. It got a little better after 2.5 miles but still it kinda sucked. Glad it is over.

So I set my garmin down by my computer so it would download. Well I heard it beep--there is no activities in the garmin, but they also did not download into garminconnect. What am I missing?

and p.s. I signe up for the Madison 1/2 for August...yippee!

UPDATE

Fastrunningblog won't let me post sooo here is my response to everyone's comments.

I have a 405 ( I love it)
it wasn't my first time uploading either. I usually upload after everyrun. I don't really get how to scroll to see my individual times for each mile.
Any who...I never downloaded after the 5k. When I started running this morning it started tracking on that race. So I had to stop and start a new work out. So I wonder if that messed it up? At any rate I lost both runs!

And i'm so happy to have signed up for the 1/2. There is a 10 K I want to sign up for too that is in like 3 weeks. I know b/c I paid the money I will get out there and run!

And I didn't think my race from Saturday would still be effecting me today?! I thought I would be okay. I even told myself that it was okay that I missed yesterdays run b/c i was still recovering...lol

Today I ate the usual cherrios, banana, milk, juice--lunch pb and j, doritos, 1/2 a coke, and an apple, snacke I had a bagel with cream cheese...sporadic gummy worms thrown in all day. another snack i had peanuts and powerade. And dinner I had ribs, baked potato with butter and water. I will probably have some popcorn before bed.

6:15am 53 degrees

I had some shin pain. I'm just gonna use my stick and rub on them (it is the lateral part of my lower leg not the boney part so it shouldn't hurt)

I taped Conan and his first night. Here is a clip ifyou missed it....Maybe Conan is a runner?

Conan

6:30am 47degrees at the start ended at 54 degrees

I used the stick this morning on my legs before my run. I would say that if I had done my quads as well I would have been fine. but where the muscle attaches to the knee from the quad is where I was having some tightness. It could also be that it was a little too chilly to wear shorts. But last few days I wore pants and felt to hot. Go figure.

My run had lots of hills...I got faster as the run progressed...Somedays I just wish I could start out at a 10 min mile and end with a 8minute one...instead I go from 11 to about 10 to 9:30...beggers can't be choosers I suppose.

I am still researching food...yu have been super helpful with suggestions. Getting rid of eatin one slice of cheese everyday on my sandwich has really helped eleviate my mood swings...still working out some other kinks in the diet.

What sports drinks do you all drink? I drink powrade but would like to cut back on the sugar (has muchhhh less than gatorade). I drink the advanced electrolyte system.

I'm having some technical difficulties downloading my run today. I may have to sit here with some knitting. I'm pretty sure most of my homework is done for the week so I can dawdle a little today. Yippee!

Any who I'm chilled-going to go for a hot shower! My fav part of a run!

8am 62 degrees

Today I realized that I need a warm up of about 2miles, on average, before my legs actually feel normal.

Despite only running 4 days this week I hit my mileage goal and then some for the week ...yippee!