And I’m still running

I almost didn’t do it, but I forced myself out of bed this morning. I’ve had to talk myself into getting up for the past week. I was fine for several weeks. It was so easy getting up in the mornings and then all of a sudden BAM! it’s like sleep caught up to me. All I want to do is sleep in, but then I realize that I probably won’t even be able to sleep comfortably for the next hour and a half anyway, and so I get out of bed.

And I’m usually glad I do. I’d even planned on heading to the gym this morning, but my honey actually said he wanted to go running with me. That was surprising, and so I decided to go running instead. It felt good. I tried not to think about how I must have looked to him in my running gear, but it was hard not to feel self-conscience. I’m sure he’s seen me looking worse than that, but I’ve never jiggled and frolicked in front of him for several miles before.

But anyway, great news. I’m officially entered for the 5K next weekend. Whoo! I’ll be getting a t-shirt. Awesome! We’ll be racing at 8:30 p.m. so I hope it’ll be cooler by then. It was 109 degrees today and the humidity this morning was so high even at 5:30 a.m. My jogs seem to be slowing down and I know it shouldn’t matter but I can’t help but feel a little disappointed by it. I thought I’d be improving, but it may be the heat or the recent running break I had that has slowed me down. Or maybe a combination of both.

Anyhow, I have a week and a day left to train for the race, so I hope I do well. The only bad thing, well honestly it’s not so bad, but the only thing that may hinder my training is that my boyfriend and I are off to the beach next Wednesday afternoon until Saturday. I’m really looking forward to it. His family goes down every year for a week for a family reunion. We’ve never been able to stay the night let alone a few days before this so I’m beyond excited! Usually we just drive down on a Friday when they all get together for the big family BBQ, which is so much fun. I will try to find time to run, and it might even be nice being in the cooler weather with so much beautiful scenery, but I’m not counting on it too much. The day we return home is also the day of the race, so I’m going to try to be good about my eating habits that day. I really don’t want to ruin the race, but I don’t want to ruin my fun at the beach either because I am so looking forward to the food and the drinks. Fun fun!

I hope to have pictures. It’s actually a very pretty place. We really enjoy the peacefulness of the little town. I seriously cannot wait to be there! Too bad I’m not bikini ready, but luckily it’s not the type of place where you prance in your skimpy bathing suit. Brrr… Heh. See? My kind of place.