I really hate treadmill runs. I get so bored. I end up focusing on my time, then my calories, then other people...then I try to cover all that stuff with a towel but then I get bored so I get the towel only to be disappointed that I've only been running 12 minutes. Not good. It's just annoying to think of those things. When I run outdoors I just enjoy it, even the pain is a little addicting. I like to just be in my thoughts. No i-pod, no chatting, no people watching, no changing my speed with a button.
I got up again at 4 yesterday morning and went to the gym. I jumped on this hamster wheel and did my 3 miles. I told you I whine a lot.
THEN...my luck I get on the treadmill right in front of the TV that's showing Fox News. Seriously? Worst of all was the fact that I had to read Bill O'Reilly spouting off on how women take things so personally. He was referring to Sarah Palin stepping down and assuming it's because women are more sensitive and that she couldn't handle people taking jabs at her children. Ok, I am not a Sarah Palin fan but what a jerk. Anyway, that was my morning run.
I know I need to suck it up and deal with it though because those days are going to happen where I have to run on a machine and watch funny people on TV.
But I do have ONE positive thing to say today. On Monday 2 miles have never been so easy aside from the heat. Really. I felt like I had only ran 50 yards. It was weird. I now know that I love my early morning runs and will avoid late night runs as much as possible.
I am definitely a morning person. That's all I kept thinking during that miserable night run. That was enough to motivate me to wake up at 4 am every chance I get.
Monday: 2 Miles
Tuesday: 3 Miles
Wednesday: REST
The Plan
Thursday: 3 miles
Friday Cross Training (maybe lap swim?)
Sunday: 3 EZ miles
TOTAL: 16 miles/wk
~bev
