Blah. 1.25 miles on the treadmill. Today was not a good running experience, but sometimes you need those bad days in order to appreciate the good ones. So, here's how it went down. I woke up late this morning, so I didn't eat breakfast (well, I ate a granola bar). So, when I came home for my gym break, I decided to eat my breakfast then, rather than getting changed to go to the gym. So, I ate and ended up leaving for the gym about 30 minutes later than usual. It was fine because I have 2 hours and I was planning on running faster again today anyway. Well, I got to the gym and went to choose my torture. I usually try to get one of the treadmills that is directly under a ceiling fan or one that has fans built into the console. It gets so hot at the gym that I really need the moving air to keep me going. Well, all of the ideal candidates were taken, so I had to take one of the ones that was just near a ceiling fan. This did not work out. I averaged :30 per mile faster than yesterday (2:30 faster than Monday), but I only made it one mile. At one mile I was dripping sweat (normal) and was so hot I was having trouble breathing (not normal). I tried to drink some water to cool myself, but I just choked on it, you know, because of the whole having trouble breathing thing. So, I just took it as a sign, walked .25 to cool down, and called it a day. I've had a lot of good days lately, so I figured I was due. Tomorrow will be better, so it's no big deal.
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