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March 04, 2005
Tough Morning
This morning was just one of those mornings. I woke up a few minutes before the alarm. That really was not all that bad. I don't mind it that much when it is only a few minutes, as this morning was three minutes before the alarm was set. In some ways that is nicer than being rudely interrupted with the annoying beeps of the alarm clock. The bathroom ritual didn't take any longer than usual and getting dressed didn't take that long either since I had my outfit for the day picked out ahead of time. Even the rest of the bathroom ritual (doing hair and brushing/flossing)didn't take that long. Yet, somehow, I lost about five minutes in the process of making coffee, breakfast, and packing lunch. I was in no rush and then all of a sudden I was running late. It was like a time warp during the preparations for leaving the house.
As far as working out goes, today was supposed to be my day off. I did go to the gym and ride the stationary bike for 45 minutes this afteroon, very easily. The only reason I even did this was to try to flush out some of last night's hills. My legs did not feel all that bad today, but I knew that getting them moving just a little bit would be greatly beneficial for tomorrow. The other motive for doing this was so that I would not take a nap when I got home from work. By not taking a nap, I have an easier time getting up at 6:15 to run tomorrow morning. Since I have about 18 on tap for tomorrow, a good night's rest is imperative tonight. This will be my longest run in over two years and this week will have the highest mileage I've done in a week in two years as well. You would think that I'm training for a marathon, but I'm not. Well, we'll see, things can change...
Posted by Blondie at March 4, 2005 04:56 PM