on again

So, I'll admit I haven't fallen off the bandwagon completely when it comes to running. I've had at least one run a week for the past month, but life always manages to make its way into my running plan. And I don't make the grand effort to reschedule. But I think I'm ready to get back into it. I have a month to train for a 5-miler. I always think of things like running or exercising as distractions from something else. But this time I want to approach it as its own facet of my life. Not as something that I'll do for a while until everything else in life falls into place, but as another part of my life. Something I do to do it, not just as a way to burn off extra energy or stress. I run to run. Joined a new gym that doesn't have towels. So I need to go get some, and maybe a larger or just better gym bag... getting a little awkward to carry around. But first towels, then laundry, then make a plan for the week.

4/5/12

4 miles bam.

4/4/12

3 miles Monday
2 miles Tuesday
Thinking of skipping running today and picking it up tomorrow. Got to do an extra round of sets tonight to make up for going out yesterday (and not doing said sets).
Then who knows what. Race Saturday morning...to skip or not to skip...that is the question. Whether tis nobler to to make a last-ditch effort or sleep in on Saturday - To be continued

4/3/12

On the upside, though, I ran 3 miles last night. 2 miles, then 20 min on elliptical followed up with a 1 mile victory lap on the treadmill.

Going to work out again today before an 8:30 date...or maybe I shouldn't jinx myself by writing anything here.

Fail

Just total, all around all out fail for doing all the things I say I'm going to do on here.

Bad form.

3/26/12 3 miles

New day, new run.
Going to try out Blink tomorrow. Tonight back to the ol' gym for a run. 2-3 miles on the treadmill, then some quick grocery shopping then back home for cooking and 8-minute abs and arm and leg exercises.

Trying to get out of my funk of a mood. Some basil should do the trick...

3/21/12

Alright. So did 2 miles on Monday. Respectable. Skipped yesterday and am running tonight. Thinking of switching gyms to save major $$.

And am really not doing well with waking up early for AM runs. Going to try again with renewed gusto next week but not sure what will come of it.

One great thing that I have been keeping up with is other training. I've started arm, leg and ab exercises and have done them since Sunday! Wooo!

Need to run the park this weekend and see what I'm in for in a few weeks. Time to train for real so I can push my butt over the finish line of a 10K. Yikes!