Monday, Monday, Monday, it is what it is. That doesn’t mean it is a bad thing though. My days seem to run together nowadays so Monday for me is officially just another day that ends in Y. Just weights today and they went as planned, nothing unusual happening. I just got in and got out. I am starting to expect myself to finish in the time I do. I am not in a rush I just go as my body allows me to go. So far it is going well. I was able to put up my video and it is now posted to the site and I really like this video for some reason. Tomorrow we go on another run. I am looking forward to it. I have been in a great mood the last few days, I can’t explain why, but I like it. Until tomorrow.

Today was not a great day. I am not sure why I have the headache that I do. If I stay still it is okay but when I move it starts pounding. As I ran today it got worse and worse. I was still able to make a video and not really have it deter me much. I don’t feel very good at all right now so I am hoping this feeling goes away soon. I have a feeling I am starting to get sick. I’m working on the video now so I don’t have much to say today except that it was hell outside today. I only have weights tomorrow. I should be able to get through that, sick or not.

I’m a little late with the blog. Yup, I forgot. Well I didn’t forget too bad it’s just every time I thought about it I was too lazy to get up and go get my laptop. Today was 3 miles and of course I didn’t wake up at 6am because I was still up at 4am. I’m not sure why I can’t sleep lately but I am glad that I get up and do what I have to do. The old me would have brushed it off for the day. Nothing much to write about but I will be filming tomorrow for sure. I’m looking forward to it. Did I mention I was more sore than ever. I swear my hamstrings are going to pop out of my leg. Is that good?

Great day out today and a small change of plans. Nothing major but I was supposed to film today and that won’t happen because of sickness. Not me but my camera person’s son. I could go over to their place and film but if you know me when I get in a comfort zone it is where I like to stay. so not too major because we will film on Sunday so the video will go up a day later than expected but still a video is coming. Today, I’m outside alone so I am going to get on the trail now. Be back in a bit.

Alright, it was a very nice day out. Very nice day to be out and sitting in the shade that is. For running, not so much, at least not to me. I kind of felt like someone who had to go to work today, “What am I doing out here?” It was pretty hot with the sun out. The air was cool but the Sun was still beaming. Still won’t complain because it has been hotter. I think it was just the whole holiday thing that got me. Tomorrow is a lighter of 3 miles then 5 on Sunday. Nothing out of the ordinary happened today, I haven’t even been bothered by dogs all week.

I just noticed in this blog I didn’t mention the reason why I am blogging, the running part. It is Saturday evening now but Friday was a 4 miler and was the actual reason for this blog. I told you I was getting in the zone.

It’s almost exactly 2am and I am up looking at the Martian Marathon video. I’m not sure what was going through my head but I was not ready. I have dropped a lot since then but still have a ways to go. I look at myself in the beginning of the video and I had no idea the struggles I would go through over the next few months, let alone the struggle I was going through at that time. Watching that video is motivation for me. To know I will never allow myself back to that point again is something that pushes me everyday. I make my second video since that time in Dearborn, MI tomorrow. These new videos every week will now take on a whole new meaning for me. I just thought I would share that right now. I don’t know why, it just seemed like the right thing to do. Time to sleep and rest for tomorrow, nothing major tomorrow with 4 miles but it is about 3.5 miles more than what I did in Dearborn.

Okay let’s get this over with. As my buddy Mike likes to call it, I had a run fail today. I was supposed to go yesterday with today being my day off but I switched it today and then realized why I don’t lift and run on the same days. I think Thanksgiving is having a lot to do with it right now too to be honest. Well anyway, I had to tell on myself. I did have an amazing workout at the gym today so I can’t say it was a total failure. I feel great today. You guys have an amazing Thanksgiving. I film tomorrow, I am pretty excited about it. It has been a while.

Of all days when I get to bed at a decent time and I feel great waking up for the early morning run it decides to storm outside. I mean the nasty lightning, wind, and rain storming too. It still isn’t the greatest outside and if you know me I am afraid of lightning. I won’t take any chances with it. Tomorrow is supposed to be my day off of running day but it looks like it will be today and I will run and do weights tomorrow. Not a bad way to start Thanksgiving I would say so I am not too upset about today because it will get done tomorrow. I wouldn’t like I though if I had to run inside tomorrow because it is raining and lightning again. Oh well, no worries but I wanted to check in and let you know that all is well and there was just a small change in plans. It will be interesting to see who is at the gym tomorrow morning.

Today will be a test of my willpower. Last night I went back to my Colombian restaurant and had a great meal, however, Ihad been quite some time since I had been there and I think the grease was a little too much for my system. It kept me up all night long and when I sayall night, I mean all night. I remember looking at the clock at 3:23am then falling asleep until 4:54am and waking up with a headache. After that I did sleep and rest wise I feel fine but I’m still having a rough time from the food. Well I have do what I have to do, be back in a bit.

Okay, that went a lot better than I expected. It got a little tough at the end but only because the Sun came out about halfway through but by that time my by was nice and warmed up so I was in kind of a zone. Four miles out of the way today and I have to say I came real close to not going out today but I figured no one else was going to do it for me so I may as well give it a go. I’m pleased with today and the crazy thing is I get to do it again tomorrow. Hopefully I get a good nights sleep and can get it done early in the morning. Time to stretch and prepare for tomorrow, it comes so fast.

Today was a good day at the gym. I know when it is good when I forget to blog about it. Since I left the gym I have been on the move and this is really the first time I have gotten the chance to actually sit and blog….No, okay I just forgot. Like I said today was good and I really worked myself today. I know when I am working myself when I get to a point and I want to stop for the day. When that happens the only thing that goes through my head is, “a few more sets.” Tomorrow I am back on the road. I have to get up early tomorrow because it was really hot when stepped outside today and I do not want to deal with that tomorrow. Good times my boy is handling the workouts well. My recovery time seems to be improving. Although after the weights today I did take a seat and relax for about 10 minutes. It was a great 10 minutes. Alright tomorrow we do it again, I can’t wait. I got my running plan for the next few weeks and it’s going to keep me on the right track for progress. It’s going to hurt, but I will look back months from now and be thankful for it all. Until tomorrow.

To be honest with you it is a very nice day outside today, with that being said it isn’t the greatest to go do 4 miles in. I should have known better than to wait until the Sun was high in the sky to go outside, even if it was only 9:30 in the morning. I can say I have had better days than today and I will probably have better days than this during the week. Not a discouraging day but a very tough day. I have to get back to the 6am run, there is something about it that makes the day that much better. That is the goal for Tuesday. Tomorrow I can sleep in again because I wont go to the gym until noon at the earliest. My hamstrings are on fire, they seem like they have been that way for the last couple of days. Hopefully I can do the 6am runs for the rest of this week. On Friday though I will run midday as I will be filming for a new video to post this weekend. I’m looking forward to it as I haven’t had a decent video in quite some time and it looks like I will be able to get them started again this week. It should be fun. Here’s to a great week coming up. Until tomorrow.