Week 8, Day 1

Today was a good run day. I wasn't at my 100%, but it was good anyway. I had to sleep funny due to my dog needing to be babied because of her neck, and I didn't get good sleep. When I woke, my back was a little achy. I was going to run by myself, but my "running partner" heard me getting ready and jumped out of bed. I brought him with me, and since it is a holiday, we had to dodge people, kids, and other dogs. That is why I've stopped running on Saturdays.

I think I'm beating a sinus infection. That first 1/2 mile was tough. I didn't feel like I was able to breathe deep enough, coughed up the crap, and felt a lot better. I had to make myself finish running the 3rd 1/2 mile and gave myself a little Rocky cheer when I did it.

I only ran 1 block of the last 1/2 mile as it's a little hotter today than it has been, and we started out late. After the first mile I tried to get my dog to drink, but he didn't want anything. I thought he might want to go inside, but he didn't want that either. And as I stated above... neither one of us really felt like running during that last 1/2.