Time to move on...

It was another warm day, not so hot as Thursday, but still warm.  This has been a heat wave I can deal with.  There is little humidity, and while it is nothing like the single digit humidity factors out west, 20-40% humidity here makes for awesome warm weather.  When the sun goes down you can feel the air temperature drop, the breeze actually makes a difference.  You can feel the warmth of the air all around you but instead of sticking to you like humid heat does, you are allowed to move through it comfortably.

I had another late run today.  I started again at 8:30 and ran my two miles.  It was a tough start today, but ended well.  There are three things I need to incorporate into my workout regime:

1. I need to stretch.  I needs to become as vital an element of my workout as the workout.  I think doing this will help the beginnings of my runs be far less a shock to my system.

2.  I need to increase my distance.  I could have gone farther today, but I didn't because I felt that I wanted to feel how I felt at the end of two miles.  I was tired, but not gasping for air, in pain, or just barely made the distance with every ounce of my being...no, I felt pretty good.  By those standards, it is time to move on.

3.  I really need to start running in the morning.  This will help on a number of fronts.
     a) It will energize me for the day.
     b) It will help me avoid the native populace which has become an annoyance.
     c) In six weeks when classes begin, I will likely only have time to run in the morning and since I have a good routine in place, I don't want to stop. 
     d) It might help my sleep patterns.
     e) It will help my eating patterns.

So, there we are.  Numbers 1 and 2 are the easy ones...number 3 is gonna take some doing.

The only thing stopping me is me.

"This is the captain. We're having a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and then... explode."