With today's inclement weather, so glad yesterday was National Running Day! And after my morning (& likely the great change-up - running outside for a longer time period versus biking inside) I was definitely incredibly tired last evening! I remember writing my day's post yesterday & feeling like a ton of bricks.
I slept like a champ & didn't take any time to fall asleep, although my sleeping conditions were much different than they typically are, & I do believe that has a little something to do with it.
As for today, sadly, like last evening when I had originally planned to bike a few extra 5Ks, I couldn't do it today either. I had my alarm set for a few intervals this morning, but had such intense REM that I did something I really never do & that's hit the snooze button. My alarm is one where I can set up multiple alarms, & so I am more likely to consider those times when I might get myself going & just set the alarm for those times. Although, I also think sharing a sleeping surface with a husband impacts my early morning artificial noise making routine as well.
I was so off-kilter this morning from needing additional REM that I not only continued to hit the snooze button ferociously instead of just turning the alarm off & waiting for the next one, but I simply just kept skipping the alarms altogether! Yep, eventually I realized that my morning was doomed & that I was basically really running late overall. No more Z's for me! Definitely no morning 5Ks on the bike either! And, here I'd originally hoped for two sets?! Wow! That's some lost ambition!
So, this evening came around: the next round of hours when I happened to be at home. Originally we weren't supposed to be home this evening, then my plans changed. Good thing, I needed to get at least one 5K in; I've got to account for something.
I wasn't hungry when I first arrived home. I think my body was still reeling from having had so much food last evening. I considered hopping on the bike A-SAP, but that would have meant starting before 6 p.m. Okay, so you might have caught on by now; I guess I have a confession to make. If I don't feel inundated with the news (smartphone, early morning news, bad news stories getting rung out, other people chatting a lot, etc.) then I highly enjoy watching NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams. Nightly News begins weeknights at 6:30 p.m. If I haven't biked yet for the day, it's a sure-fire enjoyable half hour of television in which I'm likely to not be trying to bike as well as find a decent show to watch.
Of course, in a most perfect situation I would have also returned to the bike a couple hours later as I've done before (& rather recently, I might add!). So, now I've got to get back in gear. Tomorrow morning isn't looking up; maybe one round, maybe. Tomorrow night is a lot better chance; praying for two rounds! We'll see though, crocheting is getting a lot of finger time lately too. Can't be crocheting on the bike; wish I could!
June 6 accountability: Bike 5K at 6:30 p.m.
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