Week 24: Day 2 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 2.22 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.7 miles

Is summer over yet?!?! Grrr!

Week 24: Day 1 - 2015

• bike ride = 7.35 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.3 miles

I hadn't done a bike ride in awhile. I've lost a lot of leg strength because of that. I did my usual ride which had an "easy" hill in the first two miles of the ride, but that hill was harder than it used to be because I hadn't been riding regularly. I need to get back on the bike and ride again.

Week 23: Day 7 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 3.2 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.3 miles

Total Running Weekly Mileage: 6.2

Total Running Monthly Mileage: 13.42

Total Running Yearly Monthly Mileage: 168

Total Running Shoe Mileage: 121.65

I really did not enjoy the weather this morning. It's going to be a very long three months of summer plus one extra month (October) with warm/hot weather. I'm most likely going to complain about the weather everyday or every week until it finally starts to feel cooler.

Week 23: Day 2 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 3.2 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.4 miles

I hadn't done a run in over a week...out of laziness. I didn't like the weather, but I felt better running this morning than before.

Week 21: Day 7 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 3.2 miles
• easy WALK with three dogs = 2 miles

Total Running Weekly Mileage: 4.22

Total Running Monthly Mileage: 7.22

Total Running Yearly Mileage: 161.8

Total Running Shoe Mileage: 115.45

I don't know what is wrong with me. I had no motivation to run this morning. I was going to do a two mile run, but felt a little better after 3/4 mile into the run that I decided to do a three mile run. By mile two, I was grumpy again. Sure, it was a bit warm and humid this morning, but I'm not sure if the weather is entirely at fault. I don't know why I'm having such low motivation. I took so much time off from running, so I should have felt more motivated and enthusiastic about running again. Maybe I'm bored and need to change scenery? I don't know.

Week 21: Day 4 - 2015

• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.2 miles
• karate class = 1 hour
• easy walk to class = 1 mile
• easy walk after class = 1 mile

I haven't been in karate class in two years. Running and karate are two completely different work out and I'm out of shape for karate. I was out of breath, and not as flexible or fast as I used to be. My calves are sore now. Haha. If I try, I can probably do a six mile run tomorrow. I may be a little bit sore, but I'll mostly be just fine.

Week 21: Day 2 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 2.12 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.8 miles

While I was at the library, someone noticed that I was knitting and asked about it. She was at the library with one of her kids. She got some books for another kid who happened to be in karate class. She mentioned the type of class which happened to be the class that I used to go to. I told her the teacher's name to which she said "Oh yeah!". I hadn't gone to karate class in two years. Partly because of a conflicting work schedule. Mainly because I was feeling a bit resentful towards some parents who enrolled their kids in the class for the things that they said or did or didn't say or do and I felt jaded since then. Perhaps I was being a bit passive aggressive by not saying anything and not going to class anymore. I don't know. I suppose I should start going to karate class again now that I have time...until I have a conflicting work schedule again.

Week 20: Day 2 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 2 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.4 miles

I'm still suffering from a bad case of no motivation. I think I need to take a break from running for a whole week (seven days), maybe more, but definitely not less than seven days. I just couldn't get into it. Maybe the warm weather has something to do with it, but I'm not sure about that. So I'm going to go on some bike rides instead while I'm on break from running.