Running in the Rain

OK - I'm writing this on Tuesday night but am reporting on my Monday run. Went out tonight without Pim (per my dad's recommendation to help me find a good pace for myself), but Ashley came along which was great. She's starting to come each night and we run together at the beginning for awhile and then each find our own pace. It was pretty darn cold and sprinkling the entire time. I did wear a sweatshirt though and 5 minutes in I was at a good temperature and actually a bit warm. I have obviously been running each night w/ my ipod but for the past few haven't actually listened to music - have just used it for the pedometer. I listened to a lot of stuff Monday which I think made the run go a bunch faster (everything from Johnny Cash to the soundtrack of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat). I was able to run the entire time and did almost 1.5 miles pretty comfortably w/o being exhausted or anything at the end. It was also cool cuz this is the farthest I've gone w/ the ipod nike plus system and someone named Paula Radcliffe comes on and in a proper English accent says "This is Paula Radcliffe, Congratulations on your longest workout so far". Ashley arrived home shortly after me and I spent the rest of the night online and watching TV.

Food Report:
Breakfast - still struggling on that..
Lunch - Eggs Benedict and Diet Coke (1 refill)
Dinner - Smallish bowl of Mac and Cheese w/ Hot Sauce, water
Before Bed - One Lowfat Yoplait Yogurt

Brett pointed out I should try to spread out my eating and kinda "snack" throughout the day as opposed to "gorging myself" (his words) when I finally sit down to eat. I have noticed a few things since being more careful on food though. One is that I don't feel like overly full anymore after eating which is good. The other is that several times when I've been just bored or whatever, I'll think to go get something to eat - I've been able to recognize that and just start doing something else instead of mindlessly snacking.