Run #2

Did my second run this morning!  About 1.93 miles in roughly 30 minutes.  I did 10 minutes of walking, followed by 8 minutes of alternating 1 minute walking with 1 minute running.  Today was only four minutes of running in total, but one more minute than last time...no one can say I didn't do better!  I felt great afterwards, but right now I'm really tired.  I think I'm still getting used to the waking up early part of this endeavor.

I usually set my alarm for 6:30 AM, but I hit snooze multiple times until about 7:30, when my brain is finally forced to start functioning out of necessity.  I'm new at my job so I'm not quite to the point where I can stumble in late looking like a hungover hobo.  Even though my alarm goes off at the same time as usual, I'm now getting out of bed around 6:45ish on run days, which I think is contributing to the tiredness.  Who knew that extra 45 minutes of snoozing could make such a difference?

I've also had some trouble sleeping lately, due to some boy-related issues, so today I bought a magnesium citrate supplement.  I bought the Natural Vitality Natural Calm brand from Whole Foods.  Supposedly it helps you sleep better and has the added benefit of improving things in the, uh, bowel movement department.  Still not sure exactly what aspect is improved by taking the supplement, but anyone reading this should have no doubt that I will provide a full and thorough update on this very blog once I figure it out.  Took my first dose about half an hour ago.  It's a bit pricey so if it works, I'm thinking I'll only take it on the nights before runs so I can get some good sleep in order to wake up early.

Somewhat off topic, but I'd like to take a moment to share this "inspirational" fortune cookie I created online using a website called recitethis.com:

I saw the quote somewhere else but I decided to make a fortune cookie picture out of it.  I love it because it reminds me of all the strong, beautiful women in my life who inspire and encourage me.  And it provides a little encouragement for myself as well: I strive to always be awesome.

I'm super tired tonight and have to wake up early tomorrow for a work event, so I'm off to relax and then hit the sack.  Tomorrow is not a run day but I plan on doing a run either Wednesday or Thursday.  I've only done 4 miles so far since starting this blog, but hey...gotta start somewhere!