6 miles

Yesterday I ran 6 miles at the gym. I was all ready to run 3 miles on Tuesday but realized I had forgotten my shoes (fail). The 6 mile run was fun; I ran the first mile with my boyfriend who is beginning to suffer from shin splints (ouch). So from now on we are going to do shin strengthening exercises! Does anyone have any favorites?

I ran my 10 miles!

I successfully finished my 10 mile run. I ran 1.6 with my boyfriend on the track and the remaining 8.4 on the treadmill. I watched movie "The Aristocats" on Netflix on my phone while I was running to help pass the time. I was running a little under 10 min/mile and finished fairly easily. Now I have a break until Monday but I might do an exercise class or something to work on my muscle tone (and burn some calories). I also got some new running pants today!!! Which I'm very excited to try on Tuesday!!!

Locker Room Woes

Today I tried a new plan I have of squeezing in my running between two of my classes. I have an awkward 1.5 hour break between two classes across from the gym on Tuesdays and Thursday. On those days I have my short runs (3 or 4 miles). So today I packed all my running gear and shower supplies and ran my three miles in the afternoon. When I went to take a shower in the gym I realized how small the shower stalls are and how much stuff I actually had to carry! Once I started taking the shower I noticed that the floor was totally flooded and was soaking my backpack!!! Frantically I rescued everything and dried my shoes with the hand dryer. I have decided to by my own lock so I can use one of the day lockers and avoid any water damage in the future. I'm just glad that nothing got ruined!

Half Half Run

This post is for yesterday (Wednesday). My boyfriend is training for a 5k (after my *cough cough* subtle *cough cough* encouragement). I ran my first two miles with him on the track and then ran the last three miles on the treadmill. I was running on one of the cool treadmills that lets you pick a professionally filmed path that it displays while you run. So I ran all over Germany in 30 minutes (I must have broken some kind of records). Anyways, I'm glad I finished that run.

Failure :(

I have been procrastinating on writing this post because it makes me sad. I tried running 10 miles on Monday with a biking buddy but after 2.5 terrible miles I decided it wasn't worth it. I was completely exhausted and it was a horrible struggle getting my legs to even move. My entire body felt like lead and I wasn't enjoying it at all. It felt like I was trying to go for a run after an all-nighter. I think I really just needed a rest day. I felt really horribly terribly enormously awful but it just wasn't worth it.
:( So I failed. :(
I took a rest day on Tuesday to make sure I didn't have any excuses on Wednesday. If my body needed a rest then I wanted to give it a real rest.

BUT I AM GOING TO KICK 10 miles' BUTT THIS SATURDAY! I will even run all ten stinking miles on the treadmill if the weather is too bad.

 RAWR! A determined Zita is on the loose.

Boom Boom Beat

I just finished running my three miles for today. I really cranked my music up so that I couldn't hear myself breathing and it helped me ignore the other students on the overcrowded track. All the students are back in town for the start of the semester on Tuesday. I still don't think I ran very fast because I ate quite a bit of food today and my stomach didn't hurt as much as it should have if I had really exerted myself. I was tsk-tsk-ing myself when I started running because I knew I should have eaten healthier/less today. With the students back, my insecurities are coming back full force. All the girls with their fancy gym clothes make me a little jealous, so it feels twice as good when I pass them on the track. I might be wearing t-shirts from high school and shorts with holes in them but going to the gym isn't about what you wear, its about how hard you work.

P.S. I think when I post from the blogger phone app it doesn't send the emails to the people who are subscribed. So I won't do that from now on.

Five musical miles

Today I ran five miles at the gym (with a short break to blow my nose). It was uneventful but I was happy to have found a way to make my headphones stay in while I run. I adjusted my calendar at the top to present what my modified plan is for this week. I'm also happy because my boyfriend can bike the ten miles with me in Monday! Now let's just hope the weather cooperates!