Done counting

After a pretty stellar start to my exercise week last week, things sort of disintegrated. Job pressures cut into my normal lunch exercise time. Sleep pressures (aka lack of sleep) made getting up early really unattractive. None of which are excuses - I need to make exercise a priority - but they are the factors that led to my decisions to not run.

But this morning, I got a run in. My husband, knowing that eating before early morning exercise is a pain point for me, made me a bottle of HEED. I felt really bad admitting it, but...blech. So what to take on prior to an early morning run continues to be an issue. It's not a big deal right now when my runs are really short, but hopefully there will be improvement, and a need for fuel.

This morning actually wasn't much different from last week, except I took Ginger with me on the run, then picked up Fred for a cool down. My longer term expectations for fall-winter-spring is that both dogs will come with me. But right now the heat is really bothering Fred, even with his cool haircut. So Ging and I walked up to the main drag, ran 1/2 mile, and finished our walk home, then picked up the Fred monster and walked the "short block". Because I hate jogging, I ran, which is way too fast for a beginner. But I love running, I just am not in shape for it. Today, I ran, while Ging napped at my side the whole way. She misses mountain biking with Chris. I know that to get real about this, I'll need to jog instead of running. But running is more fun! Jogging has never felt natural to me. So it's going to be a mental thing for me (like most running is.)

Tomorrow husband of the year has running on his schedule. I think I have just the place where we can take Porter and the dogs, and literally run rings around them. Should be fun!

Mileage: 1.5 miles total, 0.5 miles running