Is stress considered cross training?

uuuweeee! It's been a week! Between the dog and the benz... my workout regime has been nothing short of FUBAR! I really think I should get some kind of credit for handling all the stress without ripping any heads. Otherwise, no decent runs since last Monday (super sad face). We don't even need to discuss my diet. Not the worst, but not good. I got out today and did a quick 2 mile. Didn't want to risk overdoing after not having run most of the week, and tomorrow is supposed to be 70ish, so that makes for a lovely day to run outside. I'm going to shoot for a nice long jog tomorrow.

dreadmill? maybe not after all

Well most certainly Armageddon must be right around the corner. When I can do 45 minutes on the treadmill, without having to force myself past the 20 minute mark, then obsessing about every 5 minutes that goes by as if it were a life and death matter, surely the world must be coming to an end. But alas, that's exactly what happened. I did 45+ minutes today, and was in a good mindset, and actually did 3/4 of a mile more than I had planned. I'm feeling pretty good about that frankly. :) I also spent the last bit of it jogging at 7.5, then down to 5, and back up to 7.5, twice. I'm pleased that I'm finally able to change my mindset to a more positive view. yay me!

morning run

Had a short little 2 mile run today. Very nice! Perfect weather albeit a little windy. I finally got a sport arm band for my phone so I can use one of the apps I have to track my progress. Today - SportsTrackerPro Very cool app!, though it took me a bit to figure it out. Guess I should've done that BEFORE I started my trek ;) Anyway, it tracks exactly your pace, altitude, speed, distance, time... among a ton of other things and you can upload your results. Very very nice! Recommend.