Goodbye Social Life....hello 5 am

After a great weekend of friends, laughs, beer.....hell even a couple tequila shots.....and staying up way too late.....its time to put that on hold for the next 47 days.....I am glad this past weekend happened when it did....and we partied like we were rock stars (yea right)....there were lots of memories made....but now as I look at my training calendar/schedule I need to buckle down......

I made the decision last week that I need to do most of my runs outside....the treadmill we have it just too hard on my knees....feet....overall just doesn't work that well....and buying a new one at this time....let's just say its not in the budget at this time.....so I will be waking myself up at the butt ass crack of dawn (and soon it won't even be dawn) to run during the week....so that the husband is home to sleep with the kids.....and then on saturdays my mileage will be increasing drastically over the next month.....what the hell did I get myself into?!

I ran just over 10 this past saturday and it felt good....I was able to run it straight without stopping...something I can't do on the treadmill we have....and if I would have a been a good girl and went to bed prior to midnight and not have gone to the MN Zoo the day before I could have ran the extra 2 miles I needed to....but alas my legs were giving out on me....and I figured I walked the other 2 miles at the zoo the day before....this coming weekend my goal is 15.....and then it goes up from there.....

So my late nights on the weekend will be coming to an end (even though it was only a weekend)....especially on friday nights....since staying up til midnight or later and trying to run 15-20 miles the next day does not work all that well together....

PS....anyone who is willing to run the last 4-5 miles with me on Aug 24th, 31st, or Sept 14th are more than welcome to shoot me an email or facebook message and I can discuss details with ya!....I do not expect anyone crazy enough to join me for the whole thing.....