Motivation gets you started, habit keeps u going

8am 74 Degrees Humidity 44 Percent-breezy

I did 10 min of running and then 30 seconds of fast all out running. This is my version of speed training. LOL I was actually running pretty good during the 10 minutes as well. Good run...very thirsty!

My fastest 30 was a 7 min pace b/c a bird was trying to attack me. I stayed in the 9's for the 10min portions of the run.

I got home and did some arm strengthening exercises. This is not for running but more for vanity purposes. I noticed since I'm bartending more and not serving as much my arms are dwindling. I carry trays when I serve...beer when I bar (not as heavy) :)

Then I took the dogs for a walk and came home to shower only to find when I got out of the shower that one of them peed on the carpet! I don't know which one it was but I was very upset and threw them all outside....I"m like hello! You were all just outside walking? Didn't think to pee then? Jeez!

Happy Sunday running all!

10:00am 75 degrees

I got a late start this morning. I didn't wake up until about 8. I was super tired. I did some laundry and laid out in the sun for an hour while reading some homework and then went and rain 4 miles. I was only going to run 3 but I convinced myself, "What's one more?" My pecs are pretty sore from yesterday and so are my legs for that matter. I guess speed work tires out my legs too.

Oh and it seems to be working! All but the first mile were between a 9:50 and 9:30 pace. Sweet! I also think that running 5 days a week is helping...

I am suppose to be running....9 miles today...but I don't feel like it...If I don't get out there soon I will lose my window of opportunity. Why am I Like this? All gun ho and then like today I'm like foregt it!

I just think I could be doing homework (I do have a project) or cleaning blah blah blah...it is 59 degrees out...could that be it? Too cool outside?

I know from experience that if I do run a long run in this mood it will turn out horribley. So then I thought about just a short 5 miler (maybe it would turn into a 9?) sigh....

It could be my time crunch too...I hate rushing a run...

 UPDATE--I read some of your blogs from yesterday...Rattletrap's got to me...he was watching people run from the hospital. ...I can just imagine his knee all bruised with a sad face...Then I also realized I ran 98 miles last month...soooo I can't let that be my record? So maybe my cool thing for my bday will be to run 100+miles for July...and get some new shoes...LOL

So I ran...yippeee...I did get out a little later than planned, my stomach was upset so I had to get rid of that first. The first 2.5 miles stunk b/c my legs and my feet felt so tight. Once I got to the bike trail I stretched and ran the rest. My Garmin was acting up. At some points it said I was running a 7:30 or an 8 mile. Um not possible...Only b/c I felt like I was barely running (due to the pains I was having).

For 2 miles it rained and I loved it. Except I was wearing contacts (I hate glasses in the rain) and rain kept pooling in my eyes so I had to keep squeezing my eyelids to squeegy the water out. (did I spell squeegy right?)

Last 1.5 miles my stomach issues came back and I either had to puke or go number two. So I hurried home and not a moment too soon b/c I had to run to the bathroom...

All in all my average pace was about 10:30. I figure that is about right since the frist 3 miles were horrid. The last 6 I ran a comfy 9:30 to 9:50 pace.

Today I tried Dots for fuel. Not such a great idea

6:15 am 61Degrees

I got up early this morning in order to run early...but then I found in the fridge that a powerade spilled all over...oops So I cleaned that up and ran

my foot hurt.

But the real story is when I took the dogs for a walk after the run. I was picking up poop and this lady jogs by and covers her mouth and said "Oh that stinks" I"m like well no way  it is poop! Then there was a lady reading while walking..and another jogger...I have to find a new walking route b/c this is starting to stink. Then there are other dog walkers...the people with the bigger dogs tend to walk the other way when they see my 3 coming...but the little dogs just keep walking and they have the worst owners. Something about they don't want to discipline there little babies. I think I have talked about this one little dog that my boy dog absolutely hates...any who...end dog and rude people rant!

Nice easy run.

I am going away for the weekend to Indianapolis. I decided I'm not going to run. I'm going to experiment starting Monday with Running 5 days in a row...

Happy Fourth!