I've been slacking!

So several people have asked me to update my blog with a new journal entry and to be honest I haven't ran since the last time I posted, which is about 11 days ago... I know, I know! Bad Toni ;)

Well, I'm back on track for tomorrow. I won't give you any of the excuses about why I haven't ran. I just felt like slacking off this last weekend. Maybe I hurt my foot a little too but I'm just being a baby about it. I'll have an update for you this week for sure.

The one thing I do want to note though is that although I'm not running and I feel like I'm still eating right and eating regularly, I weighed in at 105 lbs this morning. I was kind of surprised. That's the least I've weighed since about 7 years ago. Now Grandma is getting worried but let's be clear here. I'm not a big girl. Never have been. I hit 100 pounds when I was a senior in high school. I know this because we had a party with a cake and the numbers "100" on the top. Good times! So really I'm not that far off from then.

That whole theory of when you exercise regularly, your body still metabolizes even when you're not exercising, must be true. I haven't done anything in almost two weeks and I weigh less than I did before. Woah! I'm thinking I should probably cross train though or I'm gonna get way too skinny and I don't want to look anorexic or anything. Guess that's what happens when you don't have an amazing chef cooking for you anymore, or dinners out with boyfriends... Ha! If being single means you lose weight, than I've just found the secret to nearly every woman's wish! Maybe I'll write a book... Ha!

Today I took Monty to the DP and back. Man, that first 10-15 minutes of running sucks. I'm so not ready to run, I'm tired after like 2 minutes and I'm stopping already. Today I looked down at my watch and it was 6:26 and I was like "What? I'm tired of running already." But finally once you get past that hump, it's almost euphoric after that. I feel bad that Monty is in his crate all day and when I get home I just want to cook dinner, crash on the couch and then go to bed. I haven't taken him to the dog park all week so this morning I thought I would just run with him. He loves it on the way there and pretty much pulls me the whole time. He runs like crazy at the DP so he must still have energy and then on the way back he goes he's pulling me, and now I'm tired, but as we get closer to home he's tired and is running behind me. I definitely can't take him on anything longer than 45 minutes.

Start Time: 6:25 am
End Time: 7:10
Total Time: 45 Min's
Total Distance: 3.14 Miles
Calories Burned: 263
Weight: 109lbs

New canal run

Today's Details:
Start Time: 6:20am
End Time 7:05 am
Total Time 45 minutes
Total Dist. 3.05 miles
Approx Cal's: 283
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I ran for the first time in almost a week today and after going to 4 restaurants last week for AZ Restaurant week, and spending some time with the family in Prescott this weekend, I gained 5 pounds and felt completely sluggish. I also took Monty since it was a quick run but he was tired and I felt like I was dragging him along so I don't think I'll take him on any more runs unless its really only going to be a quick 30 minutes. I also forgot to log my run on 09/23 so it's included below today's run. GOTTA GET THE WATER FANNY PACK! I don't know why I keep forgetting to grab this but I really don't drink enough water and I felt very dehydrated today half-way through the run. I need that one that hugs my hips and has the little bottles instead of the one I have now that is HUGE and bounces around and my elbows whack it when I run.
Today's Details:
Start Time: 6:25am
End Time 7:00 am
Total Time 35 minutes
Total Dist. 2.66 miles
Approx Cal's: 263
Weight 111.00
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09/23/08 Details:
Ran to Dog Park, Stopped at DP for 10 mins and ran back home
6:20am - 6:35 (Running)
Dog Park: 6:35 - 6:45 (Walking around dog park)
6:45 - 7:05 am (Running)
Total Time 35 minutes Running, 10 Walking
Total Dist: 3.17 Miles
Approx Cal's: 312
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Weekend Long Run Week 6

I'm tired. I need to drink more water. I need to have food at the house to eat before my run. I should probably map out my path before I leave the house. I have to get one of those mini fanny pack things with the small water containers. I didn't want to take the big one today so I didn't take anything and I stopped to get water but it wasn't enough and I didn't like carrying it. Okay, enough bitching.

Start Time: 7:50am
End Time 9:30 am (approx)
Total Time 1hr 40 mins.
Total Dist. 6.85 miles (I was shooting for 8 and thought I would get close)
Weight 106.6
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