Monday May 10, 2010
The Treadmill groaner was back today!! Seriously, what is his deal?? I was so annoyed...here I am, minding my own business, running on the treadmill watching my beloved morning TV (GMA and TODAY) and every minute or so I get distracted by this loud grunting, groaning, beast of a man...."SIR!! If you have to groan that much while running YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG!!"
Anyway..it was a gorgeous morning out, and I really would have loved to run outside. However, I waited 15 minutes for a stupid subway after getting to Penn Station and got to the gym later than I wanted to and I really wanted to make sure I fit in some abs today. It's so amazing how much a difference 15 or even 10 or ever 5 minutes make in the morning. So alas, the treadmill it was.
Miles Run today: 4
Total Miles Run for 2010: 305.5

Saturday, May 8, 2010
I'M OVER 300 MILES!! I need to up my mileage again...I made it to 200 miles so quickly..and just to get another 100 took me almost 2 months. I had a great outdoor run this morning. The kind of run that I hope I can get in every Saturday. I ran around Queens....kind of exploring and trying to get a sense of what I want "My run" to be ya know? I had a 4.7 loop in Astoria that Ben and I had figured out last year when we would go running and it was perfect. Took us from Broadway over to Ditmars, down through the Astoria Park and back up to our apt. on Broadway. that was "my run"...but I've been just running wherever the wind takes me around Queens, which is really nice...but I like to know where my "end" is. I like to know what I have in store for me before I head out. Especially...on a day like today where I totallllly face planted on the sidewalk. I hope this is my "3 times I'm DONE" fall because this is the third time I've fallen running on sidewalk and have come away with some battle wounds. This particular fall left my right knee scraped, my left elbow scraped and a small scrape on my left knee as well. (Add those to the nice bump on my head from standing up from the fridge when the freezer door was open and I'm QUITE the mess this morning) I'm very careful when I run around here...I know the sidewalk is often uneven so I'm always looking down and ahead of me....today I started thinking about something for 1 MINUTE and down I go. But that's the zone I WANT to get in. I love when I can just get into my mind and I don't even realize I'm running...then it's not hard work. So I shouldn't have to constantly worry about tripping. So...I think I'm going to start running in the street. If I stick to side roads, there aren't many calls and it will just be honestly...safer for me. I also ran over to the Brkyln Queens Parkway which was about 2 miles...so if I ever want to do a 6-10 mile run...I can run there and back and then just do a few miles on the parkway.
Miles Run today: 6
Total Miles Run for 2010: 301.5

Thursday, May 6, 2010
Good run on the treadmill today. Anxious to get back out in the sunny springtime again!
Miles Run today: 4.25
Total Miles Run for 2010: 295.5