It's (only) a Ten!

Ten, ten, ten. Stupid ten.

I was supposed to run 11-12 miles today. My own stupidity made it only a 10. I got the wrong route in my mind and failed to check my mapmyrun account prior to running, and I only ended up with a tenner. DAMN. I was all ready to run 12.

The good news is that

1) my route included 2 hills (Harbor hill .71mi and Gilbert hill 1.09mi)

2) I averaged 9:30 pace, and

3) best of all, my body felt great. No leg pain, no blisters, no lung anguish. Ended my run barely winded and feeling fine.

So hooray. I know I could have done 2 more miles. I am very disappointed I didn't get to execute. Now I'm worried I will be behind on my training. I'm going back down to 5 miles next weekend (hopefully doing a 9:00 pace). Maybe if I do 3 miles tomorrow it will make up for it? Ahhhhh hating life right now.

In body news, I think my abdominals are really changing, albeit slowly. Travis estimates I will be exactly where I want to be in December. Fingers crossed. I will need to do a "Before and After" pic and testimonial for him. And my arms are always killer. Sometimes I will just stare at my arms in windows as I pass. Does that make me narcissistic? Yes, but I deserve to be because I work hard for these arms!

Let's talk about music, shall we?

I've got a couple ("COUPLE!") of songs I *must* have on my running playlist.

Best for pacing: "My Life Would Suck Without You" - Kelly Clarkson

Best for taking your mind off the actual running: "Yakko's Nation's of the World" - Yakko Warner

Yes, you read correctly. I've almost got it memorized.

Best for slowing pace down: "Only You" - Yazoo

Best for powering up hills: "Club Can't Handle Me" - Flo Rida or "Shots" - LMFAO

Yeah yeah, I know. but seriously, great running song)

Best for final push: "Requiem for a Dying Song" - Flogging Molly

Other must-haves:

"Resistance" - Muse (YES!! Top 5)

"Shine A Light" - McFly

"Nowhere Left to Run" - McFly

"About You Now" - Sugababes

"Check Yes Juliet" - We The Kings

"3" - Britney (because I NEED my girl in there somewhere!)

Ugh, I'm still depressed about the tenner. Maybe I'll be over it tomorrow. "But I douuuubt it"