Internal Alarm Clocks Don't Work

I woke up late this morning. I've gotten into a bad habit of depending on my internal alarm clock which is normally pretty reliable, however, I woke up about 30 minutes late today. I know. Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! I briefly contemplated skipping my morning run which would have been demoralizing since this is ONLY the 2nd day of my training schedule but I quickly decided against that. Thus, I rushed out the door and knocked about 2 miles off my normal run. The lesson learned today; "Never rely upon your internal alarm clock."

One of the great things about being a runner is that it forces you to be more organzied, more dedicated and in the end more disciplined. Hey wasn't that a New Year's resolution? If you don't plan your daily run, it simply doesn't happen.

I have this theory that runners make better workers because of the reasons mentioned above. In fact, I think I'll start slipping that into my interview questions. "Sir, could you tell me how many times per week you run?" If the answer is zero, then you move to the next candidate. If you are lucky enough to find a morning runner, then you've really found a jewel as these people have elected to pass on the warmth of their bed to go run for miles and miles. That is truly impressive.

So I didn't get my 4.5 miles in as planned but I did run 2.8 so at least I can feel good about not missing a workout yet. :-)

Run Time: 5AM EST
Distance: 2.8 miles
Time: 28:38
Run Type: Easy
Location: Eastlake