Act like a horse, be dumb, just run.

I guess this was my initial "getting back into shape" run.  Met up with PVHS XC and ran Washington Parkway,  Ran with Rob for the first mile and a little bit, then ran the rest alone.  I stopped to walk a bit because of a mix of out-of-shapedness and mentality.  So it was kind of hard today but hopefully this will make it easier to run for the rest of the week!

Ran with PVXC again.  Did the Washington loop, from Washington Elem. to Zions bank and down that other one road back to the elem. school.  Ran with Fenja most of the way.  It was a recovery run day so it was just a nice run.  I stopped once at the top of the firestation hill to wait for Fenja, cuz she was feeling sick. 

I keep not wanting to wake up to go to XC, so I woke up a couple hours later and went to the gym and ran 5 miles on the treadmill.  My running time was 39:00, which evens out to be 7:48 minute miles I think??  If I did that right then thats faster than I usually run.  But it is a lot cooler in the gym and I didn't use any incline so maybe that is why.  I burned 585 calories, wahoooo.

Missed XC again and I didn't feel like going to the gym so I just ran in the heat.  Left a little past noon.  Ran down past the temple and old hospital and down to 700 south. Turned left, ran down to river road, turned left, ran up to Fab Freddie's and stopped for a drink and to cool off.  Then ran down 100 south until I got back to 200 east then just ran back to my house.  It was really hot but I think I did okay, and I only stopped once which is really good improvement since Monday.  I left my watch running at Freddie's so I am guessing my running time was about 35 minutes.  I am guessing I ran about four miles, I think I'll clock it later.

Just remembered, hip flexor was acting up a lot yesterday but it felt okay today, so it was okay during my run but I did some strengthening exercises afterward

I went on the foremaster six miler but I was such a big wussie today that I am only counting five miles.  The first two miles I felt great and then I kept stopping and each time I started running again I felt heavy and more sluggish.  And then I started feeling sick and started being an even bigger wuss and so I walked backwards up foremaster hill instead of running it.  Then my mouth got all parched and I felt dehydrated so I walked some more.  I probably walked about a full mile this run.  I think my suckiness of today has to do with that ice cream I ate last night, how I didn't eat anything before my run today, how hot it was, how I am not in the shape I would sometimes like to think I am, and how sometimes I am a baby when it comes  to hard runs.  Overall this run pretty much kicked my butt!