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I did it guys! 4 miles today at the gym...well really it was 4.25 but I had to take a .25 minuet walk break at the 2 mile mark. I'm a little aggravated with myself that I had to stop and walk. I wanted to do a whole "run" RUNNING; however, I've noticed on other blogs that I read/love everyone says there is no shame in slowing down for a minuet to walk but I don't know there is something special about being able to run Solid miles (not stopping).

Let me say though it is by sheer mental ass kicking that I got finished with those miles. I tried to quit at least 43 times starting with at the finishing of mile one. I was thinking, "Damn it I have to run 3 more miles..." I wasn't breathing good and my legs felt stiff but I powered through and by the middle of the second mile I promised myself that when I finished 2 miles I could take a walk break and see how I felt. I was seriously debating on stopping at 2 miles and trying again tomorrow but after my quarter mile walk break I felt good and wanted to keep going- I decided to run three miles. Then the metal pep talk started again and I said, "Okay, if you can just make it to mile three you can quit and we will just accept that and go home." Those steps sucked, I felt myself slouching and I was tried of holding my arms up. Does anyone else get that way with there arms? Am I the only one that gets so bored with them and then the start feeling heavy and you just wish they were gone all together? Well, basically I was just getting bitchier and crappier at running as the minuets went by. I tried to straighten up and finish the 3 miles strong and eventually right before I hit 3 miles I was feeling good again. (I have to say this might have been the most inner dialog I have ever had with myself when running) I thought to myself, "You should go to at least 3.5 you're feeling good again." and then Take it to the House came on my Ipod and I was pumped!  That song is like the ultimate energy booster to me and it was the extended play so that meant for the next five Min's and some seconds that I was gonna be Taking it to da houseee... Yes Sir! By the time that song was over I was almost to 3.5 and I told myself, "Dude your at 3.5 that's basically 4 miles finish it so that you won't look like a bitch on your blog AND you don't have to run ANY tomorrow if you don't feel like it- if you do 4 miles you can just cross train." It worked. I finished the 4 miles then did a cool down .25. Overall, I'd give that workout a 6 out of 10 because I'm still kinda sad I didn't run the 4 miles straight but then again compared to what I used to could do-- 4.24 miles is a hell of a long way.

Now it's time to lay around and eat chocolate until the USM game tonight! We've got a tropical storm brewing down here but mommas got suite box seats and a warm room to watch the game in tonight! I'll be sure to get lots of pictures, I'm totally excited to go to MY school VIP style.

We won't be looking like this tonight!:

Circa 2007

Southern Miss To The Top!!!