I did 5 miles on the treadmill this morning before work. It was warm enough
(38) to run outside, but Jeff wanted to use the weight machines, so we went to the gym instead. Fortunately I remembered my mp3 player. On Monday, it was icy so I had no choice but to run at the gym. 5.7 miles on the treadmill, without my mp3 player which I forgot, was a little bit of torture.

I've just started swimming again and seem to be breathing much better in the pool this year. I think my aerobic fitness from all the running I've been doing is benefitting my swimming as well.

I have a nutrition question - Because I run so early - usually around 5:30am - I can't really eat anything solid before I run. I've been sucking down a Gu Roctane about 15 minutes before I start, so that my blood sugar isn't too low. But I'm finding myself getting pretty hungry by the time I'm finished. Any ideas for how I can combat this? I've thought about getting up at 4am and eating a banana, then going back to sleep, but the thought of getting up so early is awful....