Just do it

Kinda bleh

Ran along the main street in Moab.  Still feel like crap though.  

Not many places to run in Albuquerque where I was.  I used the treadmill at the Hyatt Place and it actually felt much better.  I ran 6 miles.  Longest I have run in a while.

Ran inside because if I ran outside I would die a painful death from heat exhaustion.  I used a treadmill and it was pretty nice.  I ran 4 miles, stopped to get a drink and then came back and ran 3 more.  I was "sweating like a racehorse."  A fellow Lieutenant said that today and we laughed.

Some more treadmilling today.  I will be doing that I think if my workouts are going to be at around 4.  I am sure that will change around but for now this time seems to work the best.  Good run though.

Today was insane.  First mistake was leaving here at about 9 am.  A bit too early for the heat here.  I also really didn't know where I would be running.  I started along a back road that ended up going around the perimeter of the base.  It was a dirt road so I had to be kinda careful with my footing.  HOT!  I felt like I was going to melt away.  When I got to about 3 miles I was at the west gate.  I ran a bit further and turned around to go back toward the gym.  I knew that if I didn't get water soon I would start to have issues.  I was sweating like a beast pig.

 I went to the gym and got some water.  When I went back outside I just felt gross from the thick heat and humidity.  I turned around and went back inside to run on the treadmill for a bit.  The problem here was that my nipple was a bit chafed.  You can't run inside the gym with your shirt off so I was having to hold it out front.  That got annoying so after 2 miles I got off and went back outside.

 I was at about 6.7 at this point.  I ran down past the commissary to check the hours and then to my room where I grabbed some money. Then I left and ran another 2 miles around the base and back to the commissary where I bought some chocolate milk and gatorade. I looked like I had just stepped out of the shower. The self-checkout wouldn't take my 5 dollar bill so the guy had to come help me.  He said it was kinda wet and switched it with a cashier.  I was just dripping.  It was a bit embarrassing.  I then ran back to my room which got me to 10 miles.  Finally!  Felt like the longest run of my life!  That's the last time I run that late in the morning.  Sheesh!

Just a six miler on the treadmill.  I will using this machine much.

DId some treadmill speed work.  Ran 1.5 miles to warm up and then ran 6x800 at about a 5:30 pace I think.  Quarter miles in between to make for 4 with a 1.5 mile cool down for a solid 7

Cross training for 50 minutes on the elliptical along with some weight training.

Went to find the running club this morning.  I was at the gym at 6:30 and I couldn't find anyone.  After a few minutes I saw a couple of older gentleman waiting in the front.  When I saw the flyer for the club I had envisioned a good group of people who long to run more than 2 miles at a time.  Upon seeing this group I thought otherwise.  I went running on my own.

 It wasn't too hot outside but I was still sweating like a beast.  I was also very tired.  I feel like running outside is much more difficult than running on the treadmill.  Maybe because I need adjust the incline on the treadmill.  I was having serious difficulty keeping a 7:50 pace... Lame. 

Tempo run today!  I ran 2 miles as a warm up.  I then was only going to go about 3 miles tempo but I felt good after 3 and went one more.  My pace was about 6:10 I believe.  Not too bad. Treadmill but it gets the job done.  DId some leg work after.

Very long boring treadmill run.  Stuck the pace at 7:30 and just chilled.  I had done some leg work and a tempo run yesterday so I kept it more relaxed.  I was studying some boldface procedures and ops limits for IFS.  Didn't seem to help the time go by too quickly though.  I was soaked by the end.  Gross... My shorts (which normally repel water) were soaked. Oh well.. Felt good.

Set the treadmill to 7:30 pace and just ran for an hour.  I had my headphones so I was able to watch the TV's for a bit.  Guess that kinda helped.  Boring still.

Mile repeats... I ran 1.5 miles for a warm up.  I then did 4 repeats at a 6 minute pace.  I had a .25 cool down in between each one.  Not too shabby.  On a treadmill though... Davy no likey that.

Did 50 minutes of cross training.  20 on the elliptical and 30 on the stairs.  Was sweating like a monster beast.

Did a tempo run but I kinda felt like poo.  I did 2 miles for a warm up and I meant to go 5 for the tempo but I didn't want to.  I was going to stop at 2 cause my foot hurt but then I just kept going to 4.  My foot felt better after just a bit.  It was not fun but I got it done.

Bleh... I was going to go 8 but really did not feel like it.  I also decided there was no need to go 8.  I am not training for anything and there is really no need for me to even be above 35 miles.

Okay so here was the gut check.  First day this week that wasn't on a treadmill.  It was actually quite an adventure.  I was planning to drive into San Antonio to go to the Temple so it needed to be early.  I also wanted to avoid the heat.

When I went outside I saw thousands of freakish winged bugs on the cement.  It looked like they were trying to fly but just kept falling back down.  It really freaked me out.  I ran past all of them.  They liked the light.  When I got toward the road I saw A SKUNK!  I ran away real fast!  When he saw me he stopped and stared at me with his tail straight in the air.  Enough said!

 I actually ended up seeing 4 skunks throughout the whole run.  Most of them were far enough away though.  You need to remain vigilant.  I kept scanning the darkness to make sure I didn't  step into a fun time.  

Toward the end I had peeled my shirt off because it was soaked.  Then of course I run into a swarm of nats all of which stick right to me.  It was gross.  It happened twice.  I managed 8 but it did not feel very good.  To be honest I haven't felt good running outside since the marathon.  Not sure what's going on but I have a lot of trouble keeping my pace down. Oh well. 

Ran out and back on a main road in Santa Fe.

We ran our fitness test.  They had us eat breakfast beforehand so I thought that was funny.  I ran my mile and a half in 8:10 so it felt good to still have some speed in my legs.

Ran out and back along the highway here.