Back to School??

Early morning run:
On the treadmill
30 minutes
3.5 miles
7.0 MPH @ 1.5% incline = 8:20ish pace

I set my alarm for 4:45 am last night and actually got up when it went off the first time.  It probably helped that the hubs was running late for work and was still there to drag me out of bed.  Either way, I got up early this morning to run. 
I hate and almost dread running on the treadmill.  It's so boring.  My treadmill is set up in our garage, so there's no TV or anything other than the music from my iPod to distract me.  I cannot seem to run for more than 30 minutes on the treadmill before I am absolutely miserable.  So that is exactly what I did this morning.

I'm a sweaty beast.

Last week Skinny Runner posted a link to a website that broke down treadmill speed with incline variations.  I printed that bad boy out and have it hanging by the treadmill now.  I suck at math and can never do it in my head, especially while I'm running to figure out my pace.  I think in mile pace times not miles per hour and this chart made it easy to translate.

Here's a section of the chart.  You can see the entire chart here

Treadmill MPH setting	Pace per mile	Equivalent paces by incline
		0%	1%	2%	3%	4%	5%	6%	7%	8%	9%	10%
5.0	12:00	12:31	11:44	11:05	10:32	10:03	9:38	9:16	8:56	8:38	8:22	8:07
5.2	11:32	12:02	11:18	10:42	10:11	9:44	9:20	8:59	8:40	8:23	8:08	7:54
5.4	11:07	11:35	10:55	10:20	9:51	9:26	9:03	8:43	8:25	8:09	7:55	7:41
5.6	10:43	11:10	10:32	10:00	9:33	9:09	8:48	8:29	8:12	7:56	7:42	7:29
5.8	10:21	10:47	10:12	9:42	9:16	8:53	8:33	8:15	7:58	7:44	7:30	7:18
6.0	10:00	10:26	9:52	9:24	9:00	8:38	8:19	8:02	7:46	7:32	7:19	7:07
6.1	9:50	10:15	9:43	9:16	8:52	8:31	8:12	7:55	7:40	7:26	7:14	7:02
6.2	9:41	10:05	9:34	9:08	8:44	8:24	8:06	7:49	7:34	7:21	7:08	6:57
6.3	9:31	9:56	9:26	9:00	8:37	8:17	7:59	7:43	7:29	7:15	7:03	6:52
6.4	9:23	9:46	9:17	8:52	8:30	8:10	7:53	7:37	7:23	7:10	6:58	6:47
6.5	9:14	9:37	9:09	8:45	8:23	8:04	7:47	7:32	7:18	7:05	6:53	6:43
6.6	9:05	9:29	9:01	8:37	8:16	7:58	7:41	7:26	7:13	7:00	6:49	6:38
6.7	8:57	9:20	8:53	8:30	8:10	7:52	7:35	7:21	7:07	6:55	6:44	6:34
6.8	8:49	9:12	8:45	8:23	8:03	7:46	7:30	7:15	7:02	6:50	6:40	6:29
6.9	8:42	9:04	8:39	8:17	7:57	7:40	7:24	7:10	6:58	6:46	6:35	6:25
7.0	8:34	8:56	8:32	8:10	7:51	7:34	7:19	7:05	6:53	6:41	6:31	6:21
7.1	8:27	8:49	8:25	8:04	7:45	7:29	7:14	7:00	6:48	6:37	6:27	6:17
7.2	8:20	8:41	8:18	7:58	7:40	7:23	7:09	6:56	6:44	6:33	6:22	6:13
7.3	8:13	8:34	8:12	7:52	7:34	7:18	7:04	6:51	6:39	6:28	6:18	6:09
7.4	8:06	8:27	8:05	7:46	7:28	7:13	6:59	6:46	6:35	6:24	6:14	6:05

Now on to the real important stuff...

I've been wanting to go back to school for some time now. 
I have about 2 years under my belt towards a bachelor's degree and then life happened and I was forced to grow up and was unable to finish college.  Fast forward 10 years and I am still not a college graduate. 

It's been something that I've talked about and briefly looked into a few times but never really took it serious because, 1.) I could never really afford it and 2.) I didn't have the time. 

But now that I'm married to a wonderful man that believes in my dreams and is willing to do anything to help me achieve them, the idea of going back to school is looking more like a reality. 

We sat down over the weekend and looked at our budget and we may have just found the funds for me to go back to school. And maybe start taking classes this summer!!  It would be a slow process.  I would still work full time, and only take one or two classes at a time.  This will help me keep my sanity, and still help with the kids.

That makes me super excited but also so nervous.