Addicted to Running

We got home late last night and didn't get to bed until midnight. I was exhausted. My girls didn't sleep good friday night or saturday. I couldn't get up until 7:30 I got my daughter Jadzia to school then forced myself to get on the treadmill. I started watching an episode CSI Las Vegas. The first episode ended and I had only gone 5 miles so I started the next episode on the dvd because I wanted to do at least 6.50 miles. I got interested in the show and the next time I looked down it said 8 miles. I stopped and then decided to lift a few weights so I could watching the episode.

My husband had to leave at 6:30 a.m. for a meeting so I did my tempo run on the treadmill. My legs felt very sluggish. I was aiming for a 4 mile tempo run at 7:10 but ended up doing 1 mile at 8:20 mph. 1 mile at 8 mph. 2 miles at 7:30 mph and only 2.25 miles at 7:10. My legs were feeling better and I wanted to run another 1.75 miles but ran out of time. Had to get my daughter up and ready for school. I really need to get to bed earlier at night so I can get up earlier in the morning but my girls are such night hawks it takes forever to get them to bed then I practically have to hold them down for them to go to sleep.

Rode my bike for 40 minutes.  Increased the resistance today. Ate a chocolate chip cookie to help me with my  arm and leg weights.  Did 30 pushups.    My arms are dead!  There has got to be a better way to keep in shape!   

Worked out twice. Did short run in the morning then a faster longer run at night.

Bike and weights today.

My run today was not easy. There should be a tab that says hot slow miles. I got up at 5 a.m. then got my girls up 20 minutes later. At 6:40 we were off to the dance competition. For next four hours I sat in the Burns Arena and watched dance after dance. Finally at 11 both my girls were done. I wanted to go home and take a nap but I forced myself to put on my running clothes and headed out. I knew if I laid down I would never get out. It was hot and my miles were sluggish. I decided not to worry about time or average. I ran through a few neighborhoods in Santa Clara to look at their landscaping.