Warning: VERY Pessimistic Rant then Motivation

Who am I fooling? I am not a runner. I haven't had any consistent really good runs since the end of March beginning of April. I seem to have lost my determination. I can't figure out how to run past the pain on my own. Behind my left knee hurts when I run. I am getting fat. I am breaking out. The weeks keep getting closer to my races and I seem to be getting worse.

On the bright side, teaching is almost done so I should be able to run in the mornings before the humidity kicks in and maybe that will help get me back on schedule.

Ok, enough negativity. Today's run is over. There is always tomorrow for better runs.

Today I ran 4.1 miles in a total of 51 minutes. I burned 704 calories and I kept my heart rate at 170 bpm. I was able to run 1.5 miles at a 10:48 pace before having to walk.

Tomorrow is softball in the AM. I will see how my legs feel and how much Grad work I have done. If running is not possible I will go out again on Monday and take it slow.

Motivating Me:

"Never again until the next one - that's what marathons do to you"

In my mind I'm a Kenyan.
In my legs, I'm a slow white girl.

Running is a mental sport. We're all insane.

A really creative idea I saw last year was instead of putting his name on his shirt, a guy put "Nads." So when he ran by, people would yell: Go-Nads! Really cracked me up. :)