Sarah- Sunday, June 15th

I set the alarm for 6:30 but Sadie woke me up slightly before for an early morning snuggle. When I got up, so did she and was cerealed, juiced, and TV'd before I escaped out the door at 6:45. I snagged the dogs from the backyard and placed my water bottle strategically at the end of the driveways. I decided to try this interval thing. I have an exactly one-mile loop around the neighborhood that the kids usually ride on their bikes. Off we go! The first 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile always sucks but now that I know that, I can push through it. After that, I can pretty much plod without too much resistance from the quads. I dropped the girls back off at the house after the first mile, stretched a bit, sipped some water, and reversed my direction around the loop. The last three steps were repeated with each mile. I cannot stretch cold and one of the things that running does for me is that I get warm enough that I can work out some of the chronic stiffness in my muscles by stretching during/after. The temp was good that time of the morning and I got a good workout in- all by 7:45 AM. Pretty cool the rest of the day knowing that I've already run 4 miles. Very satisfying.