March 14, 2008, Friday

Weight: 116 lbs.
Shoes: New Balance W855BW
Resting HR: n/a
Time: 40 min (6:55-7:35), plus 9 min warm-up, 9 min-cool down
Pace: n/a
Training HR: n/a
Miles: 3.0 (?)
Miles to date: 11.4
Weather: Cloudy, scattered rain, ~40 F.

Treadmill day. Tough, tough, tough, but only because it was treadmill day. Grrr. Raining and very dark outside, so I opted to run indoors at the gym instead. It can be inspiring to work out at the gym, since it's primarily a rehab center/senior gym, so I'm surrounded by people in their 60's and 70's and beyond who are struggling to walk a 17:00-pace for 10 minutes, if at all. Just watching them is enough motivation for me -- I do not want to end up like that when I'm that age.

On the other hand, it would be nice to see more people my age. But that would mean moving to another gym.

Not so great sleep. Bed at 10:00, but woke up sometime in the middle of the night and couldn't get back to sleep for almost an hour. Woke up at 5:30 feeling groggy and hungry. Not a good sign. I should have eaten something but was too tired to prepare anything. Big mistake. Not being properly fueled contributed mightily to the struggle on the treadmill. Afterwards, I made myself a big breakfast burrito with sliced leftover chicken, rice, some green salsa, roasted red peppers, and a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese on a rice tortilla. Oh man, that was good.