I'm in love...

I'm in love with my new Garmin watch. It's a relatively recent love affair (I've only had it since Sunday) but we had our first running "date" this morning and my heart was racing the entire time ;)

I love how it looks with its predominantly purple sleek physique. I love how it sends me sweet chirps & beeps when I reach a running milestone. It's honest with me...giving me instant feedback on my running sessions. It doesn't judge me. I think this is the start of an amazing whirlwind romance...

How motivated are you?

Mondays have traditionally been rest days for me, but I decided to do some yoga this morning. "Yoga Mondays" will be replacing my typical "rest and do nothing" days because I really need to work on my core strength, balance and flexibility this year. I have a new approach to my training and a renewed sense of motivation...which is good (I think) because I have quite a few lofty goals for 2015...

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Purple makes me run faster...

I woke up this morning exhausted and with a minor sore throat, but I wanted to run (despite how tempting staying in bed seemed at 5am) so I got ready and headed to Hollywood Beach. I started running earlier than my running group usually starts because I wanted to take advantage of the cool, slightly windy temperatures before the sun reached it's highest perch in the sky...

(as seen on my run...beach fishing at sunrise)

Just a few more...

I started my day with a 6 mile run with the Pacers Running Club (a popular running group in Jamaica). It was a nice "out-and-back" route with only a few inclines. The run started early, which meant that it was pretty dark when the group headed out. Most members were running 4 miles, some were going to run 6 miles, and a few brave souls were aiming for 8 -10 miles. I left my knee brace at home because initially I only planned to do 4 miles, but at the 2 mile water stop the hosting members convinced us to run to the 3 mile turn around point (so we did) and then we retraced our steps back to the start for a total of 6 miles...

The Year of the Full: Chapter 1...The Great Debate

As much as I wish I could say that I stayed up late and enjoyed the festivities traditionally associated with ringing in a brand new year, the reality is I was in bed by 12:15am. I wasn't able to actually get much sleep, but I had an early morning run so I wanted to at least make a valiant attempt at the accumulation of REM cycle minutes. It didn't really work out....but, in my attempt to be "forever young", I still got up to run...