Waking up at 5 am isn't THAT bad...

Today started off better than most mornings: my alarm went off at 5 and I actually was able to get myself out of bed to get to the gym! As I am not a morning person, this was a huge thing for me. I rolled out of bed, chugged some water, had some coffee, grabbed my Kindle and iPod and was out the door by 5:30. I was pretty motivated and excited to hop on the treadmill. I don't want to admit this but I have been EXTREMELY lazy when it comes to marathon training. I've had a really hard time finding the motivation I needed to get my butt going - this shouldn't be an issue, since I'm running for Dana-Farber. Thinking about the patients should be MORE than enough motivation. Unfortunately, my brain has hidden the "if those patients can deal with cancer, you can run a few miles" thoughts with "you're lazy, sit on the couch and nap." I'm not proud to admit that but hey, I was able to take a pivotal first step in the right direction today!

Anyway... I hopped on the treadmill and cranked out a decent 5 miles (decent for someone who has gained a lot of weight and not trained nearly as hard as she should have). I hate treadmills but it was a much safer than trying to run outdoors in the snow/ice storm that decided to invade MA today. Typically I am bored after 5 minutes on a treadmill and quit, convincing myself that I'm "sick" or that I "hurt something." However, today I brought my Kindle and was able to keep myself entertained the entire time. I've never been someone who could read on a treadmill - I tried it once before and it was frustrating and annoying. I never understood how people could prop up a book and read while running. However, I did not have any issues today! I guess if you have a thin Kindle and change the font to make it bigger, it's not hard to crank out both a few miles as well as a couple of chapters. Thank you, Dennis Lehane, for distracting me with your entertaining books - I didn't even have time to remember that I despises treadmills!

That's all for now. Now that pre-req classes are done and over with (hooray for some time off before grad school officially starts), running/training is going to be my life. Hopefully I'll have the energy to keep updating this thing!