What was I thinking?

I woke up this morning around 6:00 am. My first instinct was to go and play a little Guitar Hero III. I then thought that I needed to go for a run instead. Part of that whole needing to get my ass in gear thing. So I checked the weather and was pleasantly surprised when the temperature was in the low 60's. So I threw on some running gear and headed out the door.

I thought that I would try and run to Chris's house and back. As I approached Chris's house my mind started to wonder if the light that I could see coming from his house was him awake. That way I could see if he would drive me home, since my body was telling me to stop! To my disappointment it was just the glow of his Christmas tree. Oh well. So I slapped his mailbox and turned around. As I made it out of his neighborhood my body was screaming at me. I hate to say it but I was forced to stop running and walk! This goes against everything I have told myself about running. After walking for a few seconds I was off again. As I started up the hill on Woehrle Raod I was forced to walk again. That sucks!! After a few seconds I was off again. This time I did not stop until I got home. The total time on this run was 43:50.96. Not too bad, but I had to walk twice. I guess that I should not have started out with such a long run. Live and learn.

So once I got home I fired up the Wii and jumped on the Wii Fit to see if the Holiday dining had done much damage. I was surprised. I have only gained about 5 pounds and was still classified by Wii Fit as having a normal BMI. Check it out:

So even though the time was ok for a 5 mile run, I still call this one a failure due to the walking. I guess I need to basically start over and work my way back. We will see how it goes.

Later