Apparently I had to sit for several days and examine my feelings of failure.

I’ve also taken an unofficial gym vacation this week. I still got my exercise in, but it mostly revolved around easier cardio and a lot less strength training. I’m definitely not going to keep things this way though. I miss my weights.

That being said, I’m not ready to let this running thing get away from me. So… I’m headed back outside for another run this afternoon. Instead of 91 degrees and 76% humidity, I’m looking at a 2pm run at 84 degrees and 58% humidity. Hopefully that’s enough of a difference to at least help. I’m also not going to plot a course. I’m just going to walk down to my spot of choice, run wherever I end up going for the time allotted, then walk back. It should make things a little easier, since I’ll be running where things look cool and not having to look at/for street signs and such. It’s not a place where I can get lost, so I think it should work.

I’ll also be downloading some different running tracks. I won’t have them in time for today, but I’ll be using my jogfm playlist to start up a new running mix based on my current speed. I’m excited, since it’s the first one I’ve seen where you can put in your speed instead of bpm, which I didn’t know. I’m hoping it can help with outdoor pacing…