Staring off on a new week!

Well, this past week basically was resting. I don't know what happened, but my body crashed. Maybe I was sick? fatigued? exhausted beyond belief?...but all I did was work, rest, repeat. ESPECIALLY this weekend. So much sleep!!! It's fine, there's 239 days until race weekend, so it's not like I've completely sabotaged my training schedule. 4 miles is the goal for this week! Today, strength and stretching. Oh, and today starts the first day of my Master of Music Education program at Boston University!! Here's to new starts!!

Shining at the end of everyday...
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Slacking, slacking, slacking...

No excuse, just plain haven't been training the past few days. I had that terrific run on Sunday, and I haven't done much since then. I have no clue if I am just burned out, if I was overexerted, or what; but I'm going to have to get back on track! Time to suck it up, and get in a 2 mile run tomorrow!! More water, more focus on my diet, and less of this crazy. I've had 3 days off of doing this, it's time to get back on track!!

There's a great, big, beautiful tomorrow...
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Hard work pays off!

So, on Sunday, I got off work that morning after a 13 hour shift, and that was after being up and traveling for a trip to Boone for 16 hours prior to that (8 hours of sleep between), so needless to say, I was a bit tired! It has been a torrential downpour here for the past 2 days, and of course, no one wants to run in the rain. This is what I posted to Facebook regarding working out in "less than ideal" situations.

- "Don't even say you don't have time to train, workout, etc. You may have a different reason, but time isn't one of them. I just worked a 13 hour shift, and got ready, and ran my 3.5 mile today. Not only that, but it was a terrific run!! My miles were great (all under my pace goal!) and I ran in a torrential downpour (again, no excuses because of rain....now if it was thunder + lightning, yes...) and still rocked it. Week 2, in the bag. Bring it on week 3!! :-D"

During my 3.5 mile run, these were my mile times:
Mile 1 - 15.16.49
Mile 2 - 15.10.00
Mile 3 - 15.40.00
Last 1/2 mile - 7.08.94

Keep in mind, this was during horrendous conditions. My shoes and socks were soaked, I was frozen up until Mile 2 (then I warmed up from the running), and there was no inch of my body that the rain missed.  

Man has a dream, and that's the start...
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