Overcoming the excuses..

Yesterday was a long day, even by my standards. Five hours of driving, three hours of work ~ all to come home and pass by the treadmill on my way to my office space. I tried to rationalize taking another day off from running - it was already nearly nine pm, and I would have to change my clothes. There was nothing good on television and I barely got any sleep the night before.

And yet, in spite of all of that, I knew what I had to do. So, I set the run for 45 mins and made myself promise not to look at the timer (I usually put a towel over the display anyway). I could tell when I hit three miles. I could literally feel it ~ and it flew right by! It's all downhill from there, because that meant that I was nearly done.

Just fyi: I actually googled "sweating while exercising" last night. I figured a person would sweat less as their body adjusted to regular beatings, runs, and other general forms of exercise. Apparently, it is just the opposite. An athlete will sweat more because their bodies are actually more efficient at keeping cool. I wonder if that means that as my body becomes more efficient, my face will become less red after my runs? Right now, I look like a beet when I am done!

Back to my run ~ I cheated and checked the timer. Still 8:10 to go, ughh. I figured that was three songs on my Ipod and used that to ignore the clock. Sure enough, I finished up in the middle of the third song.

My goal for this week is five days of running - a total of 20 miles for the week. My first week of training: 13.8 miles. My second week of training: 9 miles (what a crappy week that was). Now, I am aiming for 20 miles.

I also need to get started on my fundraising. I have set up a Facebook group ("Race to Las Vegas to cure Crohn's disease and Colitis"), a Twitter account, and my activegiving.com website. I have been holding back on fundraising to make sure that I was going to be able to do the training. I am in week three and holding steady, so now it is time to combine my physical energy with my passion for a great cause!