So, I don't know why, but lately I have been sucking at running. Maybe I'm distracted? Maybe I'm not eating enough? Drinking enough water?

Maybe I am trying to rush through my runs. Well... that may be correct during the week.

But this past Monday I couldn't even get through three miles, for some reason. I felt really winded before even the first, and then I reached two and a half and I had to stop, and then I almost blacked out. I'm not even kidding. I attributed this to several things: I had just woken up after two nights in a row of going to bed pretty late (2:00am), albeit sleeping in later (9:30am... yes that is later...), I was in a foreign gym, and I'm pretty sure I didn't drink any water that morning. Oops.

Then Tuesday I was back at my own gym, planning to do five miles. I ended up only doing four, and feeling like my legs might seriously give out. I was on a different brand treadmill than usual (my normal row was taken up), and I think the gradation was higher than I thought. So I guess that makes sense.

I just got back this morning from my first outdoor run in about a month. I didn't finish three miles, which is seriously starting to frustrate me. I know that running outside is more difficult than a treadmill, but last Saturday I ran nine miles on a treadmill with slight gradation with no problem. Why can't I finish three outside?

:( This is not making me happy!! :(