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I worked out since the last post, but it's been on a stationary bicycle. My apartment treadmill broke. Through my work I was able to procure a free one day pass to the Washington Sports Club. The equipment is almost as nice as the W in Miami Beach, but that was very nice equipment. I'm very excited to use the WSC again. It takes me a half-hour to walk there so I'm nice and warmed up by the time I walk through the door. Also, for those days I need to grocery shop, I'll just bring gear to shower afterwards and then cross the street to Whole Foods.

Through GlobalFit which is the liaison between where I work at WSC I will pay about $19.00/week. I don't know if that's much of a discount, and there is a year commitment. I disconnected my cable this week, so some of the money would come from what I used for cable. I can handle it. I just need to be dedicated to it as I won't have the money for any other expense beyond necessities besides Christmas knitting projects and books.

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I was very sweaty in my apartment's work out area, so I stopped after a mile, basically out of concern and because I was tired. I can't wait until I'm up to 15 miles a week with 5 days of running. Then I'll increase my mileage.

I'm still inspired by my treadmill runs in Miami, but today was difficult. I was on standby for 10 hours yesterday, but I thought I got enough sleep today. Also, I thought I ate enough. Hmmm, maybe it's just the will today. I think my will is good, so I know I'll get there. I just need to push the daily walls open, and run through them.

If it is too hot in my apartment complex work out area, then I need to start to run outside, which always drains me. As long as I have 24-32 oz of juiced fruit to rejuvenate me after the run I should be ok. Imagine that, I may end up spending most of my money on fruit. In fact, I've been thinking of drastically reducing my chocolate intake, and adding more fruit. I consistently eat/juice 5 fruit a day before I have my first coffee. Also, I feel better if I juice fruit before I run. I should juice fruit before I run to have after my run. I'll get there, just not yet. It's the runner's life after all.

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I strategically planned the slower times, and the rest times. I worked on how fast I could go on an hotel treadmill, and I was very happy with the results. I ran faster on this treadmill than on other treadmills. The sprints were in short segments, but then I would walk, then I would pick up speed, and then I would be back to sprinting.

I look forward to including some speed workouts on my home treadmill. It's inspiring to see that my body can handle it, and it will get me on the path to run faster. I was very encouraged.

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I ran on a hotel treadmill in Miami. The view was of the street, but at least I figured out where the ocean is flowing. It was the best treadmill I ever used; it had it's own fan. The tread was very easy on the feet. Usually, I'm very hot in hotel rec areas, and this run was no exception. I stopped many times. However, by the end of the run I was not completely worn out and discouraged; I even hit the mileage I run on my apartment treadmill. I was just careful. We shall see, eh?

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I juiced and drank 12 clementines before the run. The run was much better, much more joyful than yesterday. Was it because of the vitamin C, or because it was during the evening, or because the day was cooler, and easier to breathe through? I don't know, but I think I built on the effort of yesterday, and that the two days, although worlds apart in feeling while running, were really extensions of each other. I couldn't experience the joy of today without realizing how different it was from yesterday.

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There is a definite line between when I have rested enough, and when I rest too much. I usually love Saturdays because I can just sleep all day. Part of the reasoning is because it is to make up for the week. However, if I am bored, and it's too hot, or I don't have money to spend, I stay indoors, and just take a nap. When it's humid, the sleep results in a type of malaise. Yesterday's extra sleeping affected my morning run today. I stopped a lot.

I ran 3 miles, which is good. I think I'm not only strengthening my muscles, but my will. Of course it still needs a little more exercise because I did stop quite a bit. I'm just happy I did all 3 miles instead of giving up entirely after the first time I stopped. I think it has to do with this monitoring of my miles :)

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Happy National Running Day! It was a good run today. Not too easy, and I pushed myself a little, but not enough to hate it tomorrow.

I follow FibreSpace on Facebook. FibreSpace is a knitting store, and the owner compared a knitting project to a long run. What's funny is that because I'm devoting my evenings to running, and the before and after running activities, I haven't had much time to knit. I should get back to devoting some time to knitting while not removing my running time. I bought yarn today to finish a scarf for XMAS, so I should get going on it and finish it.