it's my rest day from running today. actually i did want to run but i had to convince myself to take a day rest so i will run 5 miles better tomorrow. i've been reading about 'i am a runner' in runners' world and i was highly motivated. i am addicted to running and i want to run everyday. the mind feels great after the run but the legs are sore and yelling for me to stop or at least take a break. so i set my running schedule to take a break 2 days a week; wednesday and sunday. monday and thurday, i will run 5 miles or more if i have time left. tuesday and friday i will do easy run (3-4 miles) with weight training. saturday, i will run on the road for 9 k. on sunday, if i am not too tired, i will go for a 5k on the road. i like running alone. it's best time to communicate with myself and reflect what is happening in my life..

previously, i just ran and didn't have any plan. i saw if my legs could cope, i ran. i rarely stopped. i felt guilty when i stopped. now i run with a pattern and it feels easy to run this way. on the rest day, i have more time to do something else and i don't beat myself up to hurry and get things done before opening my shop at 7.30 am.. if i get used to this pattern, i will try to increase the mile. i am toying with the idea of getting up earlier like 4 am but i will see how my days turn out too. if they are hectic and exhausting, i will let myself sleep more but if it's easy and i can go to bed early, i will try waking at 4 am. i don't beat myself up by getting up this early but i enjoy having more time to do things in the morning. after getting up, i make myself read at least 1 hour (if i am hooked with the book, it goes to 2 hours or more) and if there is still time to write, i write. i make time for myself to exercise in the morning too bc during the day, i give it to work and sometimes it lasts past my bedtime. if i don't run, i can feel that my day goes sluggish and it does not last long.