Niki's Neverending Adventure

Like I thought last night, I was stuck running inside on the dreadmill (ie treadmill) today since it was freezing and raining. Hot rain I don't mind running in but not freezing cold rain! Anyway, I have a treadmill at my house that I bought a little before Christmas for this very reason. But I am NOT a fan of running on the treadmill at all! I have it positioned right where I can see the TV, so I have plenty to keep my mind occupied but for some reason my eyes are glued to the distance and timer. I hate that. Plus, running on the treadmill seems harder to me. I know it's supposed to be opposite, but I run slower on the treadmill and tire out more easily. Does anyone else have this problem? I set my incline at 1-1.5, which is supposed to simulate outside running so it's not that making me tire more easily. And, what is the consensus on the accurateness of the mileage counter? Because if it's correct ,I am running at least a minute slower on the treadmill than I do outside and that just doesn't seem right! But anyway, I am going to stop complaining and be happy that I have one to do my running on in bad weather. I went 1.25 miles and then did a strength workout for arms and legs. I am definitely gonna be sore tomorrow!

I've decided I am going to try to eat more veggies. I hardly eat any at all and I want to be more healthy! I love fruit so that's not a problem but the veggies are. I went to Whole Foods today and picked up a bunch of fruits, veggies, and greek yogurt, along with some granola, almond butter, and oddawalla bars. I am also going to try to eat more protein because I am sure I don't get enough of that either. I got motivated to do this after reading NHerShoes blog. She is so healthy and a great runner so that is what I am striving towards!! Ya'll definitely need to check it out:)

Posted in: on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at at 3:00 PM