I Exercised Today

"Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote

except the American people themselves

and the only way they could do this is by not voting."

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

I exercised my right to vote and I'm thankful I have the opportunity and right to do so.

I also managed to get my 4th run in this month and crushed my mileage goal for December.

Run 4/12 Month 1/24

Distance Ran: 1.26 miles
Duration of Run: 14:28 minutes
Pace of Run: 11:29 minutes/mile
Goals Crushed: December's Total Miles

Full List of Monthly Goals

Yesterday, Josh and I went out archery hunting and where we go is about a mile hike back into the woods. My legs were sore yesterday, but I'm glad I kept moving.

Today's run my legs felt like jello, but I knew I needed to not only complete my run, but prove to myself I can consistently do better. I made sure to have a goal in mind, today it was the mileage 1.26 so that I could scratch off my December mileage goal.

Once I was .15 miles from my goal I bumped up the speed by 0.2 again and when I hit .05 miles to go I bumped it up by 0.1. By the end I was breathing heavy, but I had a much quicker recovery than I have with the last three runs. It feels great to know I'm improving with each run.

I not only checked off my final December goal, I also ran 39 seconds longer and bettered my pace by 2 seconds.

That means that since I started last Wednesday I've increased my mileage by 0.26 and my duration by 2:30 minutes!

Now that I know my goals are attained for the next 20 runs, I just need to remember to continue to push myself and not let myself get lazy.

Pandora Playlist that got me through today:

"Fallen Angel" - Three Days Grace
"Rebirthing" - Skillet
"One Step Closer" - Linkin Park
"Come with me Now"- Kongos
"Porn Star Dancing" - My Darkest Days

Get out and exercise! ;)

Heels up, Bottoms up..
*Ida Jade