Last night’s Body Pump class just about did me in and I was so tired and exhausted this morning that I could not make myself get out of bed. Besides, I run better in the evening. So I laid around for a while and then got ready for work.

Though I was tired after work, it felt good to get out and run. It was beautiful outside. I was trying really hard to beat my record pace, but I fell short by about 4 seconds per mile. I’m hovering right above the 10 minutes/mile mark and I just really want to beat it and consistently run under 10 minutes/mile. Kevin says that I’m doing really good and, in reality, I am considering I started out two months ago averaging around 12 minutes/mile. I’ve shortened that by almost 2 minutes/mile! Nevertheless, I really just want to get under 10 minutes/mile and keep it there. That would make me feel like a much more successful runner.

Anyway, hopefully I’ll be back out in the morning tomorrow. For now, I’m tired. As a treat today, I bought myself some Nutella. Once I finish my goal, I will let myself eat some again. (I have been banned because I ate 2 whole jars of it and made Kevin hide the third so I couldn’t eat it, but I got a craving and searched the house until I found it. Yes, I’m a Nutella addict.)