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Last night I went for a late night run...it was about 9:30pm. There is just something about running in the night, the solitude, the winter breezes...well not really winter, it was like 55 degrees last night. I had been listening to the Rocky soundtrack all day, so of course I pulled on my hoodie and plugged in my mp3 player. I ran for about 30 minutes at a pretty good clip, I of course had my trusty Jake by my side to scare off rapists, robbers or anything else in the night.

It was glorious! I started off with the epic Gonna Fly Now by the Rocky Orchestra and then quickly the mood changed with a little Papa Roach, Kitty, Staind and Nirvana. I tend to lean towards Rock when I work out because it gets me pumped up and motivated. Towards the end of the workout when I'm pushing myself to move past a jog and keep up a good pace...I change the beats to songs I know the words too, that way I can distract myself from the burning in my legs and back.

Last night I listened to some Madonna, John Mayer, and some other favorites. I never used to run with music, but lately I've discovered it really distracts me when I need it the most.

So today my back is killing me (also did my first squats of the season last night at the gym!!) and my quads are slightly sore. I absolutely LOVE being sore! LOVE LOVE it.

Getting motivated one day at a time...