My Metallica Run (Win)

Today at the gym I was working on Week Four, Day One of my C25K app.  It was tough, I mean wicked tough!  I am still trying to get through the Week Three programs out on the road, so starting Week Four on the treadmill today was even tougher. But I need to start pushing myself so that I can be ready for the Firehose Fun Run 5K next month.  A song come on while I was running, and it really helped me along.  This song was a favorite of me and my best friend in high school and (community) college.  We used to listen to it pretty loud while driving around in her big truck.  But today it was a great motivator to push my self through the second five-minute running segment.  I slowed only for 30 seconds in the middle and pushed on.  It felt great!

Time/Weather:
     I am not going to say it was bloody hot--that doesn't happen until July. But it was pretty gross outside.  On my way home from the gym at 17:30 it was stil 105ºF! (Thanks Maman, for showing me the keyboard shortcut for the degree sign. On my mac it is just alt+0.) Wowza!  It is only going to get warmer!  Thank heavens for the fans and a/c inside the gym.

What Worked:
     Today I had work to bring home from school--so of course I wanted to go to the gym. Actually, I haven't wanted to go to the gym this much since before I started running.  That is a great thing!
     I also stretched after running on the floor mats with my mom.  Luckily my lower back isn't as tense as it was last week, and stretching really helped to relieve the pain in my right knee.
     KT tape held up very well today and worked great to relive pain in my knee throughout the day. Yay!
     Music was a great motivator today.  Loved it!  Especially the (gasp) Fergie song, with the line, "My body stays vicious, I be up in the gym, just working on my fitness. [S]he's my witness."  Please excuse the bad grammar, that's not my bad grammar!

What Didn't Work:
     Had a great run this afternoon. Still need to work on powering through and remembering:

body over mind!

Motivation:
     Gimme fuel, gimme fire, Give me that which I desire..."