Happy 4th of July!!!

Sorry I haven't posted anything yet this week. With everything going on, I just haven't had a lot of time.

So, this week has gone alright. The alarm did not go off on Tuesday at 5:00 am, so I was forced to run at 2:00 in the afternoon. 91 degrees, 58% humidity. Even though I tried to tough it out, a little over 1.5 miles I was forced to walk. I tried run/walking for a bit, but ended up walking about a 3rd of my 3 mile run.

Today was better, at least the alarm went off, so I was able to run in the morning. I felt more tired then normal. I had some beers last night, in celebrating the 4th, but I drank lots of water in between the beers. However, I think the real issue was that I gave blood yesterday.

Side note: Giving blood for me is a big deal. I have not done it for a long time, because I do not like needles. But while we were at the store, the mobile bus was there and we decided to give blood.

The nurse told me I would be okay to run, but play it by ear as I might not feel the same. Any ways, it wasn't too bad of a run and it was a nice morning. I even saw a baby deer this morning!

I'm driving to Chicago tomorrow night to help my brother-in-law get some things ready for their soon to arrive baby! But, I'm still going to try very hard to get up early and get my run in on Sat. I hope to get in a four mile run. It will be my first four miler ever!

Well, that's it for now. Here is what next week is going to look like, depending on how Sat. goes:

Mon: Rest/XT
Tue: 3 Miles
Wed: Rest/XT
Thu: 3 Miles
Fri: Rest/XT
Sat: 5 Miles
Sun: Rest/XT