This rotation really hasn't been that bad despite the home call, plus I didn't have to leave for work until 8am this morning. While the temperatures are still a bit warmer than usual, darkness + pouring rain = tredmill run. I usually find tredmill running a bit boring and have never liked the fact that you can just decide you're done and hop off. (See my previous entry about running away from home and then needing to get myself back.)
However, it was a good run this morning. I underestimated my snooze time (and didn't really want to get up at 6am when I didn't have to be at work until 9am), but got myself together and was down in the gym before 6:30a. BUT it meant I only had an hour, maybe 65 minutes. I had already decided I needed to run 5 miles. This was partially because my Wednesday run got foiled by stupid people and despite the 50 degree weather I was driving back and forth from Boston to Needham six times.
I'm slow, I know. So 5 miles in an hour and good for me. I didn't expect to hit it, but I did. That is at least the good thing about running on a treadmill is that I find I can challenge myself more. I find it difficult to pace myself when running outside even though my Nike+ will tell me how fast I'm going. I just tend to run faster than I want to and therefore can't run as far.
I've forgotten how good it is to work out first thing in the morning because you can generally do just about anything for the rest of the day and have it be a good day.
Hmmm, I see someone left a message for me on my Janurary goal, but I have to keep running to see it. Looks like I should get it with my next run -- which should be tomorrow. Very cool.