Well, I've gotten a bit off track with my training. The past two weeks have been a bust. I've been fighting a cold, had a sore knee, had a ton of homework to do for a class I was taking, report cards, grading, lesson planning, etc. I KNOW...EXCUSES! Blah! The unique thing about this situation is that this time, I didn't lose my motivation. I really WANTED to run! I ran a few times when my cough subsided, but there were several nights when I was feeling so yucky that I went to bed at 8:30. It was still light out!
As of yesterday, my class is finally done (not the one I teach, but the one I was taking for credits), so that is a huge stress relief. Plus, there is only one month until summer vacation! Woohoo! I'm getting my training schedule back on track this week. I have time to do some fun reading (books about athletes and running), rather than textbooks, which is helping to amp up my motivation even more. The challenge I am facing is that we have some family visits coming up and my long runs usually happen on Sundays, which may be travel days. I will have to work out a way to get my training in while I'm out of town. This has always been tricky for me because I want to spend as much time with family as possible. Also, I'm slightly intimidated by running in unfamiliar territory. I love to get lost on my runs, but I also like to have a general idea of where I am so that I can get home again. I suppose my gps can help solve that problem...
I guess it is normal to get off track from time to time. I've let set backs like this break routines in the past, but that isn't going to happen. Strength, endurance, determination...I'm going to do this!
Cheers,
Ashley
P.S. I know this isn't my best post, but I missed blogging and didn't have a lot of new information to share.
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