Week 28: Day 5 - 2015

• challenging trail RUN with one dog = 2.73 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.4 miles

I went running on a cross country course at a local junior college this morning. The course was on a challenging hilly trail. After weeks of wanting to come on campus to run the cross country course, I finally stopped being lazy and had some motivation to get in the car and drive to a local park. The park was 1/2 miles from the course on campus and I used that short distance as a warm up before doing the trail run. I knew that there would be some cattle on the course since they had free range to roam around as long as there was grass/food for them to eat. However, I was hoping that they would be grazing on the hillside next to the trail...instead, they were walking/roaming around directly on the trail towards the end of my run. Now, if I was running alone, I would be slightly be afraid of them. Slightly afraid because I didn't want to do a sudden move that would cause them to stampede on me, but at the same time, I knew that I would be ok as long as I ran calmly and didn't bother them. I was running with my dog today and my dog was very afraid of them! I was also afraid of them because I didn't know if they were scared of dogs and I didn't want them to stampede on us! I think I will run on this trail without my dog next time.

Week 28: Day 4 - 2015

• easy trail RUN with one dog = 4.2 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.6 miles

Didn't want to run, but made myself go anyway. Felt better afterwards.

Week 28: Day 2 - 2015

• trail RUN with one dog = 4.2 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.7 miles

I almost did not want to go for a run this morning. Laziness was kicking in..it also didn't help that my dog wanted to hang out in my bed, staring at me with her cute puppy dog eyes. Damn you, dog! But I got out and did my run! I did a route that I hadn't done in awhile and it had some semi-challenging hills. I wasn't used to the hills that were more than difficult than easy, so I had to walk a bit. I guess I should start running on hills again.

Week 27: Day 7 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 3.65 miles
• easy WALK with three dogs = 2.4 miles

Total Running Weekly Mileage: 10.54

Total Running Monthly Mileage: 30.31

Total Running Yearly Mileage: 198.31

Total Running Shoe Mileage: 150.96

I had planned to get out for a run at 5:45am. At that time, it wasn't completely daylight, but enough light to see where I was going. And because it would be cooler at that time. I took my dogs out for a walk first. Then when I was getting ready to head out for a run, my running buddy-dog went straight for my room because she wanted to hang out there and sleep in my bed. She does this everytime I try to get ready for a run and it makes it harder for me to find the motivation to get a run done because I want to go back to bed. I did get a run out today, but it was at 6:30am. Luckily, it wasn't humid so I tolerated the 60-something degrees temperature.

Week 27: Day 3 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 3.65 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.4 miles

My legs are sore from the run this morning. I'm confused by this and I don't know why. My run has some very easy hills that I'm used to being on. I didn't put in any extra effort in my run and I didn't run faster even though I felt like I was on a runner's high.

Week 27: Day 2 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 3.24 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.4 miles

I bought a pair of running shorts from a local REI store yesterday because I needed a new pair. Awesomeness. I didn't feel faster, but I felt more motivated to run this morning and I was able to run non-stop/continuously except at an intersection with a traffic/red light. Also, sleep is very helpful and nice to have...

Week 26: Day 5 - 2015

• easy bike ride - 7.43 miles
• easy WALK with dogs = 2.65 miles

I'm too lazy to get a run in so I went for a ride instead.

Week 26: Day 3 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 2.17 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.3 miles

I have to stop being lazy, running a little later in the morning during the summer. While I think the weather is a part of why I generally didn't want to run, I don't think it was the entire reason. I really felt like I had no motivation to run and I was dragging my feet along. I wasn't shuffling along, but it felt almost like that and I had a hard time picking up my feet. I only did two runs (including today) in ten days. How can I be out of motivation??

Week 26: Day 2 - 2015

• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.6 miles
• easy bike ride = 7.4 miles

I got out a bike ride today because I was too lazy to do it yesterday and I was too lazy to do a run this morning.

Week 25: Day 7 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 2.1 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.4 miles

Total Running Weekly Mileage: 2.1

Total Running Monthly Mileage: 15.00

Total Running Yearly Mileage: 183.00

Total Running Shoe Mileage: 135.65

I don't understand the weather that we are getting. Before last weekend, we were getting ridiculously outrageous hot and humid weather. All of this week including last weekend, the mornings were overcast and the daytime has been cooler and less humid compared to before. I shouldn't be complaining that mornings were overcast and cooler, but it also made me lazy and wanting to sleep in. Taking a nap in the afternoon was easier and nicer since I wouldn't wake up in a pool of sweat on my bed.

Week 24: Day 7 - 2015

• easy trail RUN with one dog = 4.17 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.7 miles

Total Running Weekly Mileage: 12.90

Total Running Monthly (JUNE) Mileage: 15.64

Total Running Monthly (JULY) Mileage: 9.68

Total Running Yearly Mileage: 180.90

Total Running Shoe Mileage: 134.55

My total mileage for June sucks. It didn't help that my motivation wasn't all that great and I had a bad case of laziness because of June Gloom plus crazy hot weather.

Anyway, I need to find a way to catch up on my sleep because I don't sleep that much at night (five to six hours). Now I'm feeling tired and wanting to sleep in more when I know I should be out doing a run. By the time I get back from my run, I'm too wide awake to go back to sleep for a nap.

Week 24: Day 5 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 3.8 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.5 miles

Is summer over yet? Did I mention that it would be a very long three months of summer? I must think happy thoughts....it's not hot all year long and October is ALMOST here!

Week 24: Day 4 - 2015

• easy bike ride = 7.35 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.7 miles

I am really trying hard to get back into the habit of riding my bike on a regular basis (at minimum once a week, preferably twice a week). I want to get back my leg strength for cycling again!

Week 24: Day 3 - 2015

• hill trail RUN with one dog = 2.71 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.5 miles

I decided to go for a run at a local junior college and use their cross country course. I hadn't been here in a long while that I wasn't expecting to see any cattle roaming around on the hills and trails. The school moved the herd to a different part of campus. I don't know what they were doing with the cattle herd, but I didn't see them for a really long time. While I think they are cute from a distance or behind a fence, I'm a little scared of them. There is usually a baby in the herd. I'm always afraid of doing some weird move around them that they would get upset or provoked enough to start a stampede. They can't run that  fast, but they can still run faster than me, they are certainly stronger (they're several hundreds of pounds heavier than I am) and I don't want to get run over! As long as they don't block the trail, I'm ok and I'll just keep running along.