I don't know how...

people run on treadmills. Really, I don't! I try, and try, and simply suck at it. I feel confined by the side bars, and I hate not being able to slow down or speed up without hitting a button. :( Why am I so awful at it?!

Tonight I decided to go to the gym to run because I wanted to walk/run a total of 5 miles. (Yay for training!) Now, I've been able to run between 2-3 miles pretty comfortably, so my goal was to run 3 and walk 2. I think I only jogged 2.25??? Because I suck. At treadmills. And, it was super hot in there.

Cranky much?? Hahaha.. sorry.

Today was another insane day at work. There were a bunch of schools closed in surrounding counties, but none in Fairfax, which is where I teach. I thought that was pretty amazing, considering that the news said over 100k people in Fairfax county were without power; how had it not effected any schools? Well, the long and short, is that it DID effect schools, and my school was one! They sent me to work in a trailer without power/AC!! There were 27 of us in the trailer, and by 10 (after an awesome math class in the dark) it was well over 80 in there. We took class outside, and sat on the blacktop under the trees in the shade- it was much more comfortable. They then decided to close the schools without power early... but that meant they wanted us to call ALL the parents! Holy crap, do you know how insane that was? We had to go back into the trailer to start making calls and the thermometer in my room read 92. Ew. We started dismissing at 11:15, and I didn't get to leave work until 2. Wow!

Have I ever mentioned how much I dislike the heat???

Anyway, work rant over. Today was an okay eating day. I'm hungry now, but, that'd be silly to eat at bedtime. I did complete 5 miles tonight on the (stupid) treadmill. :) I need to get some socks for running. They make those, right? My feet kinda hurt tonight for the first time... and on Sunday I'm supposed to do 6 total miles (my goal will again be to run 3 or more if I can), so I'd like to have them by then. Any recommendations would be awesomely appreciated.

Night!!

PS- Tomorrow, I will rant about weird gym people. Oooh, a non-teasing teaser! :)

xoxo

I don't know either!

I hate the treadmill.  I used to love it.  Was a firm believer in it.  I swore by it.  I was a fool!!!!  Great job toughing it out and finishing your 5 miles though!

Can't wait to hear about the weird gym people!

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I suck at the treadmill....I walk OK....but interval jogging....I'm with you!!!!  We talked about a treadmill for the home gym....whenever we get to that....but I think I'm really going to re-consider.

rant on!

i'm not much of a treadmill person either - i prefer the eliptical...

that sucks about school - i have friends that teach somewhere close to culpepper - and they were out of school because of the power... it's been really hot here in NC - and we had our fun day yesterday and today - it was way too hot for that!

Every time

I get on the treadmill, I get off and finish on the track.  I don't like it much either. 

Sorry about the heat.  Having school under the trees brings back memories though.  I used to LOVE IT when I was a kid and we would have class outside.   I would wish for class outside on sunny days.  It didn't happen near enough for my liking.   

Hope you are having a great weekend. 

Wow

that is so crazy how they didnt cancel school! Even after you got there and they didnt start turning kids around immediatley. Anyways, glad its over with and hope they dont pull anything like that again. Sorry I havent been around to comment much. I've been struggling to hold on to this journey but I'm back and look forward to reading more. Take care.