Finally Back

I had been planning on starting back this past monday. however, i had to finish putting in some laminate floors in my uncle's house that i had started on saturday. after 10 hours of being up and down and being on my knees and bending over all day, i did not feel like running. i planned on getting up early tuesday morning and running, it didn't happen. tuesday night i was on call and didn't run. tuesday night i was getting all of my running stuff ready to run wednesday morning and i got a call about 10pm. i didn't get to bed until 12:30am wednesday morning, so i didn't run and then i was at work until around 8:30pm. couldn't make myself get out of bed this morning but was actually looking forward to make myself run tonight. i had to get back, i am heavier now than i have ever been. i got off work pretty early and did 2 things i haven't done in a long time. i ran and i got through running while it was still light outside. however, i did go run at the gym on the treadmill, i thought it might rain so i decided to run there.

i ran 5 miles in 49:30. better than i thought it would be, but it was on a treadmill. i felt pretty good during the run. i was increasing my speed every half mile until i got to 9 min miles then i backed for a mile then sped up one or two more times and finished at a slower pace.

I actually have a race next weekend. i am going to alabama/florida for some continuing education and they are having a 5k at the convention so i signed up for it. i think i am going to concentrate on getting faster at shorter races for a while and then try to build my distance up after that. i have to get back on my strenuous workout again to get back into shape and lose some weight. i have to beat jeff at our next race!

thought of the day: sometimes the right things in life are tough, sometimes they are easy. knowing they are the right thing makes it easier, but still not always easy. know the right thing and just do it.