Three Miles and a Funeral

It was way too humid for it to be so early in the morning. My shirt was just one layer too many. I wanted to go shirtless. So I decided not to go to work today. I went to a funeral instead. I was debating going up until the last minute. The whole situation was on my mind since I found out about it two days ago. And I wanted to show the family some love and support. I would hope that someone would do the same for me. It's a shame that it takes a sad situation to bring people together. But I think there were more smiles and laughter than tears. And the family is at peace knowing that their loved one is in a better place. So it was still a good day. Activity Route: Track Elev. Avg: 36 ft Location: Willingboro, NJ Elev. Gain: +3 ft Date: 07/02/09 Up/Downhill: [+3/-0] Time: 05:08 AM Difficulty: 1.5 / 5.0 Weather: Partly Cloudy 68 F temp; 96% humidity 68 F heat index; winds Calm Performance Distance: 3.00 miles Time: 0:27:21 Speed: 6.6 mph Pace: 9' 07 /mi Calories: 330 Elevation (ft) Pace (min/mile) Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 44 +0' 37 6.2 -0.4 +3 ft 2 9' 07 +0' 00 6.6 -0.0 0 ft end 8' 30 -0' 37 7.0 +0.5 0 ft Versus average of 9' 07 min/mile

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Gotta get up

I don't feel like blogging. So I'll leave you with today's theme song. Gotta Get Up Another Day - Jill Scott Activity Route: Track Elev. Avg: 36 ft Location: Willingboro, NJ Elev. Gain: +3 ft Date: 07/01/09 Up/Downhill: [+3/-0] Time: 05:10 AM Difficulty: 1.8 / 5.0 Weather: Fog/Mist 65 F temp; 93% humidity 65 F heat index; winds Calm Performance Distance: 5.00 miles Time: 0:45:20 Speed: 6.6 mph Pace: 9' 04 /mi Calories: 552 Elevation (ft) Pace (min/mile) Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 53 +0' 49 6.1 -0.5 +3 ft 2 9' 12 +0' 08 6.5 -0.1 0 ft 3 9' 05 +0' 01 6.6 -0.0 0 ft 4 8' 41 -0' 23 6.9 +0.3 0 ft end 8' 28 -0' 36 7.0 +0.4 0 ft Versus average of 9' 04 min/mile

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Back to the drawing board

I hate the first early run of the week. I haven't been doing this long, but I hated it last week too. My pace was pretty decent considering I didn't feel like moving. I wasn't tired. Just lazy, I guess. Well, at least my outfit was cute. Pink shirt, hot pink skirt with pink shorties underneath, grey and hot pink Adidas. No pictures though. So I was halfway thinking about riding my bike to the track instead of driving. Maybe another time though. I really wanted the comfort of my car. Hmm, maybe riding to the track will loosen me up a bit in the morning. I may have to get up a bit earlier for all that though. Not sure I'm willing to get up any earlier than 4:30am. In other news, I haven't heard back from the Y on swim lessons yet. But I do have a friend who was a lifeguard and is willing to teach me. He has a pretty busy schedule, so we'll just have to see if he can pencil me in. Also, I signed up for yoga on Wednesday nights. I'm kind of excited and kind of nervous. I've done yoga dvds and all, but I'm sure my downward facing dog is all tore up. And I could use a live person to tell me exactly what I'm doing wrong and how to make it right. Okay, so around this time, I usually start to get tired. And I'm not. I feel like I'm full of energy. I'm gonna read my book and take some valerian root or something. I do need to get to bed at a decent hour so I can do this all over again tomorrow. I've got 5 miles on tap. And I don't want my body to hate me for waking it up unrested. Not a good way to start a run. Activity Route: Track Elev. Avg: 36 ft Location: Willingboro, NJ Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 06/30/09 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 04:58 AM Difficulty: 1.7 / 5.0 Weather: Fair 63 F temp; 89% humidity 63 F heat index; winds Calm Performance Distance: 4.00 miles Time: 0:36:33 Speed: 6.6 mph Pace: 9' 08 /mi Calories: 440 Notes Cool Down = .27mi Elevation (ft) Pace (min/mile) Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 32 +0' 24 6.3 -0.3 0 ft 2 9' 14 +0' 06 6.5 -0.1 0 ft 3 9' 05 -0' 03 6.6 +0.0 0 ft end 8' 42 -0' 26 6.8 +0.3 0 ft Versus average of 9' 08 min/mile

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I couldn't do it

I just couldn't get up. When my alarm rang at 4:30am, my thought was, you've got to be kidding me. It didn't help that a few minutes before, I had gotten up to go to the bathroom. So while dozing off my alarm rings. Yeah, not happening. I was still tired. I should have gone to bed a lot earlier. Finally, I woke up at 6:15am. Still pretty damn early. But I didn't get out until about 7am. I had to get my stomach together first. Alright, so I get out there and it takes a while for me to get it together. My breathing wasn't right until about mile 3 or so. But the humidity was taking a toll on me. I just wasn't feeling it. So with that, I stopped at 5 miles, instead of going for 7. Now, I'm sorta kinda thinking about going to the Y for a swim later. Actually, I want to take swimming lessons at some point. My swimming skills are all tore up. I've never had formal training. It's never too late, right? So right now, I'm sipping on a berry smoothie. I'm thinking I may take a nap, then do the Y thing. We'll see. Activity Route: Park Elev. Avg: 26 ft Location: Willingboro, NJ Elev. Gain: -62 ft Date: 06/28/09 Up/Downhill: [+200/-262] Time: 06:58 AM Difficulty: 2.2 / 5.0 Weather: Fair 66 F temp; 83% humidity 66 F heat index; winds N 5 Performance Distance: 5.00 miles Time: 0:47:19 Speed: 6.3 mph Pace: 9' 27 /mi Calories: 555 Notes Cool Down = .78mi Elevation (ft) Pace (min/mile) Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 46 +0' 19 6.2 -0.2 -50 ft 2 9' 30 +0' 03 6.3 -0.0 +13 ft 3 9' 24 -0' 03 6.4 +0.0 -20 ft 4 9' 22 -0' 05 6.4 +0.1 +23 ft end 9' 14 -0' 13 6.5 +0.1 -30 ft Versus average of 9' 27 min/mile

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Crack of dawn just may be my thing

I slept in but still got a run in pretty early for me. I should have gotten up earlier. The whole running before dawn thing was working for me. Yes, it was humid, but I wasn't bothered by sunlight on top of it. Today was a different story. Any other time 69° is pretty decent weather. But when there's 90% humidity added to it, well it changes things. I'm just glad I didn't have to go any further. I am running (supposedly) 7 miles tomorrow though. I'm planning to get up at the crack of dawn. Who does that on a weekend? Well, either that or it will get skipped. Let's see how I make out. Activity Route: Park Elev. Avg: 28 ft Location: Willingboro, NJ Elev. Gain: -42 ft Date: 06/27/09 Up/Downhill: [+95/-137] Time: 08:00 AM Difficulty: 1.5 / 5.0 Weather: Partly Sunny 69 F temp; 90% humidity 69 F heat index; winds N 3 Performance Distance: 3.00 miles Time: 0:27:07 Speed: 6.6 mph Pace: 9' 02 /mi Calories: 332 Notes Cool Down = .62mi Elevation (ft) Pace (min/mile) Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 22 +0' 20 6.4 -0.2 -55 ft 2 9' 03 +0' 01 6.6 -0.0 -3 ft 3 8' 40 -0' 22 6.9 +0.3 +16 ft Versus average of 9' 02 min/mile

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