Reading Machine

So, another one of my favorite things is reading.

I have always loved to pick up a book and escape into the world that the author wrote.  When I was much younger I used to go to a local bookstore and sit in there for hours reading the back covers of books dreaming of the huge library that I would have in my house.

Now the library is a couple of bookcases and my beloved Kindle.

What's better than being able to finish a book and instantly have the next book ready to read without having to leave your house?  

But I also love real books.  I love the feel of the pages and the smell of the paper and ink.  To me each book has it's own distinct scent and I LOVE that!!

I just finished a book tonight and downloaded the next one in the series so I can start that later tonight or tomorrow.

I am reading The Mortal Instruments series.  I just finished City of Glass and let me tell you, Cassandra Clare is amazing!!  Once I finish this series I will be reading more from her.  If you haven't read The Mortal Instruments yet I recommend that you pick up the first book, City of Bones, and get reading!  Plus the movie adaptation of the book comes out next month so you can have something to compare it to.

Hazy, Hot and Humid

I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only active person that hates the phrase "Hazy, Hot and Humid".  For me, when I hear that I just want to lock myself in the air conditioned house and not come out until fall.
But when you're training for a race you have to brave the elements and get outside.  I woke up a little earlier than I normally would have just so I could run before going to work and before it got crazy hot today.
I must say, it still was hot but I pushed through.  My workout today was 52 minutes long and I ending up going 4.33 miles.  Not bad if I do say so myself!
My next running workout will be 54 minutes long and will have a lot more running.
I use a run training app on my phone that tells me when to run and when to walk so I can build my running base up.  It's working really good because I've never gotten this far into the program before.  I usually give up and start running on my own, but I figured that I needed to be prepared a little better this time around.

Happy Running!!!