July 26, 2012; 4

i ran 4 miles tonight, once again on the treadmill. work has been wearing me out this week. the last 2 days i thought i was going to fall asleep before i left work. when i get home i don't feel like running, then i sit around until i make myself get on the treadmill. the heat is also making me happy i got the treadmill for emily (even though she hasn't used it). i know i need to be running on the road, but it is hard to get out there. my maarathon is about 9 weeks away, but 2 of those weeks i will be in montana. the 4 tonight felt pretty good. there was a little pain under the heel of my right foot, which felt like it was due to the new shoes, it started around 2.5 miles and went away around mile 3. otherwise, the shoes feel good, but i haven't worn them on the road yet. i now have 225 miles for the year. that is 70 miles more than the same day last year and 20 miles more than the year before. i haven't calculated how many miles i've done on the treadmill this year, but at least my heart is getting in better shape and i know my legs are getting a little stronger too. right now i am about 8-10 pounds lighter than i was at this time last year. i just hope i can start getting more road miles in and can keep losing weight. thought of the day: i hope it doesn't bother any of my many blog readers that i don't capitalize and sometimes i don't proofread, i am usually just blogging late and in a rush, i have been trying to proofread more lately. but i am not very educated because i can't remember if proofread is one word or two. i think it is 2 because it sure looks funny as one. i always thought capital letters were a waste of time for the most part. i mean, if there is a period, that means one sentence has ended. and if one sentence just ended doesn't that mean another one is now starting? i guess i get capitalization for proper nouns because some of those words are the same as some unproper nouns. and blogger did have spellcheck but i can't find it any more.