2011 June 23

My head was full of excuses this afternoon….

It’s wayyyyyyy to hot to be running outside
I’m too tired
6:30 is right at dinner time – I’ll be starving
I don’t know anyone
DId I mention it’s hot?

Skipping out on my planned afternoon track workout almost seemed too easy. I mean, who would care if I missed? No one. Who would notice I was missing? Nada. Who wanted me to stay and rub her belly? Maddie.

Heading to the track after a long day of work just didn’t sound like fun, but I sucked it up and did it anyways. I got dressed, put my running shoes on, and headed to my local Y to meet the team. Yes, skipping out would have been easy, but I’m not known for taking the easy roads in life anyways. 😉

The local track we usually meet at is under construction for the summer, so we had impromptu speed work outs at the soccer fields behind the Y tonight. It was interesting. There was a designated half mile loop we did around the fields and parking lot for a couple of laps, then we did laps of the soccer fields – taking it easy on the short ends and racing the longer sides.

I wasn’t kidding when I was talking about the heat. Tonight’s run was HOT. The multiple laps in the sun near killed me and the water bottle I brought was empty before we finished. By the end I was sweaty, dirty, and spent.

They say you never regret a workout and it’s true. I’m glad I sucked it up made it out for the run. Worth it. 🙂

Before I left on the run this afternoon I made a batch of Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Granola Bars.

This was a recipe I had saved in Evernote and for some reason the note it was saved in didn’t contain the original link for the recipe and I can’t remember whose blog it was from. So, I don’t have a link to share. 🙁

I’ll let you know if I figure it out. The bars were relatively easy to make and were nice and chewy.