Successful Morning Run (Win)

This morning I tried to mix it up a little bit with the path that I was running.  I think it was the first time I had been down a few of those side streets.  I am seeing a few cars parked at houses that I often see on the road.  Now when I see them driving around I will think, "I know where you live."  I want to take a long walk this weekend and find some new houses to run through.  This neighborhood is comfortable for me, but I feel like I need some new scenery.  I am not ready for running at the park with lots of other people, but I will get there.

I had some good music playing this morning. Justin Timberlake's "Sexyback" and Lady Gaga's "Boys, Boys, Boys" kept me going during the three-minute running segments. But I finally made it through both of them today!  Yay me!  Going to the gym after a meeting this afternoon and hope to have better success with Week Four, Day One than I did yesterday.  I wish that I wasn't under such a time crunch to train for the upcoming 5K (only three weeks and three days to go).  But, it is helping in a way because I know I have to keep going and not take too many lazy days rest days.  

Time/Weather:

     I checked my phone's weather app when I got out of bed this morning and I thought that it had stopped working, and that I should check the weather on my computer just to be sure.  The phone said 77º and my computer said 79º.  Not fair!  How is it 15 degrees hotter this week than it was last week?!  I was out the door at 05:45 this morning in the, let's call it, 78º weather. No clouds, but it was windy.  Hot wind is no fun.  It is like a hair dryer.

What Worked:

     Again, I had lots of things going for me this morning.  I set distance goals for myself when I was running and one time even passed it thinking I only had about ten seconds left, and it turned out I did have only ten seconds left.  I tried to concentrate on breathing through my nose, but eventually just concentrated on the words to the songs I was listening too because that made it a little easier to push through and get to the end of the running segments!

What Didn't Work:

     Not my pants, they were fine!  It was actually my bra this morning that did not want to stay put.  I ended up taking out my phone because I was afraid it would fall out.  It is a brand new phone and I didn't want it cracked or scratched already (even though it is in a nice case with a good screen protector).  It is a newer bra that I bought for the Grand Canyon trip, but maybe it will be time for some new sports bras.

Motivation:

     It wasn't really motivation during my run, but when I got home and was getting ready for work, I was able to buckle my belt on a new hole!  A never before used belt hole!  Yay!