Put a lid on it

I like to wear a hat when I run.  I have long hair and it keeps my hair under control and with my favorite Headsweats hats, there’s a strip of terry cloth inside that absorbs sweat so I don’t get salty drips in my eyes.  I just got an email that Headsweats is running a promotion right now and you get $10 off two hats which is an awesome deal.  Just use coupon code BKE2809 when you check out.  These hats last forever and I take mine into the shower and wash it with a little liquid soap and it’s good as new.  I wear an Ironman hat but I just noticed that they have a cool line of marathon hats so I think I’m going to get a few of those too.

It rained here today so I had to suck it up and run on the treadmill.  When I trained for my first marathon I did all my running on a treadmill, I really can’t believe it now.  I remember doing a long run one Sunday night at the gym and right as I got on the treadmill the movie The American President was starting.  I watched the entire movie during that run.  Now I just get bored but sometimes I have to do it if I want to get my run for the day.  One thing I do to make it more tolerable is turn it into a little bit of a speed workout.  I generally start out at an easy speed, one that I would do for a long run.  Then depending on how far I’m running I crank up the speed just one notch – like 6.0 to 6.1 every 1/2 mile or mile.  The last 1/2 mile of my run I crank it up every .10 of a mile.  By the end of my run I’m usually sprinting but at least it breaks things up a little.  I was doing a little online searching and found a Running Times feature on treadmill workouts that looks pretty intriguing, I’d like to try these workouts so I’m going to challenge myself to do a treadmill workout at least once a week and try a new workout each week.  Maybe I’ll start liking the treadmill again!

I had Indian food last night so here’s an Indian themed selection for your running mix.