Excuse #1

So I didn't run last night. I stayed at work pretty late (7:15) and after that all I wanted to do was go home. So I did. But ever since, it's been bothering me. I have a nagging feeling that 1) this is going to happen more often, and 2) I can't skip days over and over because of it. So I will not be skipping days because of working late anymore.

I've also come to the realization that there are lots of legitimate reasons that I might not run: going on a ski trip (I'm already excercising...), going on a work conference (we're on our feet from 6 a.m. to midnight most days), having a migraine (unfortunately happens somewhat often), going out with friends, etc. But really, how many of these are really reasons that I wouldn't run? Skiing, I could count as cross-training. Work, well I would just have to get up even earlier, which I am really terrible at, but could plausibly do. Migraine, this would have to get played by ear. If it's early in the stages, I could run anyway. But if I'm at the vomiting stage, the folks at Gold's Gym would probably rather I didn't puke on their equipment or lie moaning in their locker room. And going out with friends, well I will just have to schedule my social life around my running schedule. It's not that happening anyway. :)

Tonight (after I run, of course) I'm headed to a meeting for the Team in Training (TNT). It's girls night, so I'll be showing up late... the first of my altered schedule due to the running. My contact at the TNT said that the meetings usually last "a little over an hour." WTF? What could we possibly be talking about for that long? Just tell me how to sign up and how much money I need to get for you. I'm not joining this team to meet new people. If I make a few friends, great, but I don't feel the need to pump each other up and hold hands and hug. Being chipper is not my deal, ESPECIALLY when excercise is involved. If I avoided working out with my friend Jenny because of her perpetual happiness, then I definitely don't need this random group of strangers cheering me on!