Really???

Things are really getting worse not better. Between my hubby being gone, friends in town, the dreadful heat, and work I am accomplishing nothing in the workout department. It is too hot to run after about 9am so my window has been very small lately. I think I am deciding that the gym may be where it's at for now.
Let's see if I can make it happen. I have two days off in a row and my hubby is back, thankfully safe and sound from his river trip.

Too Busy...

It seems like life is too busy lately to exercise but actually it is just one excuse that I use to get out of it. I need to do it because I really do feel better after I exercise. I just went an entire week with only two runs and absolutely zero gym time. Unless you count a leisurely 5 mile bike ride to a bbq.

The goal for next week....START OVER.

Plan B

Wow how time flies by.

I have not been blogging because I have been busy camping and working. Well and avoiding working out. I have had a few run days in there and an awesome little hike on our camping trip. I am questioning my plan to train for the marathon. Things just aren't working out the way I had planned. Instead of running more I am running less. So I am thinking of delaying marathon plans and moving on to another item on my bucket list that actually seems like a feasible goal for my life.

I want to hike to the top of Mount Borah. I have made some plans though my hubby is not 100% on board. I want to go the the Braun Brother's reunion in Challis, ID. Then bag Borah the next day. He thinks my plan is flawed because he thinks that we should flip flop and hit Borah the day before the concert. That means a day off work.....

I am definitely thinking about sidelining plan A for now.

Update

Yesterday I did switch it up but not with my running. I ended up getting up for a 6am strength class. I had made plans to meet Ashley so I couldn't bag out. I had planned to run in the evening but we decided to ride our bikes downtown to Alive After 5. It was a good time and I still got some exercise in.

I have to admit I am pretty sore today. I was suppose to get up and workout at 7am then my hubby was going to take his turn. Well, I slept in and he slept in. We headed to the greenbelt baby and dog in tow and ran 3 miles together. I have to say switching it up has made things more enjoyable.

The question is: "Will I be too sore for the 6am strength class tomorrow?"

Love vrs Hate

I am seriously entering the hate phase of my love/hate relationship with running. I am not sure what it is that has made it less enjoyable for me. I don't know if it is because I feel like I have to run. Or that I have to get up so early to run. Or that I am running pretty much the same turf everytime I go.

I used to say to myself, "I get to run today." Now it seems so much more like a chore.

I did get up this morning to run and I felt good that I went but I can't say that I loved it. I think that I will try to switch up my route and maybe go tomorrow late evening instead.

Happy 4th of July! (one day late)

Since my husband thinks that 4th of July is the best holiday we were out late last night. My daughter stayed up through the whole fireworks display in Boise. I must say I was impressed. Since it was a very late night I opted for starting my redo tomorrow. According to my schedule today is a rest day anyway :)

I am really going to try this week because last week seemed like a failure. My hubby has been taking a class everyday so it has been harder to squeeze in workout time. I do have a date to go to a 6am strength class with Ashley this week. It seems easier to get out of bed when you worry about letting someone else down.

Send positive thoughts my way because I am going to need it!

So weird

It is so weird to me that my running can vary SO much. I can push myself one day 9 miles and the next time I run I am dragging myself along 2 miles and it is taking everything in me to make it that far.

I did get up at 6:30 this morning and run. Was it easy? No. I did my short loop this morning 2.85 miles (2.85 is that ridiculous? I refuse to round up but I definitely don't want to round down) because I hit my snooze a few too many times. I am actually not sure that I could have made it farther. Why, oh, why?

We will have to see what tomorrow brings. I had high hopes for my week even after breaking my training schedule. I am hoping for 4.5 mile Sat and then an 8 or 9 mile long run Sun. Oh' man wish me luck.

Redo

I think that I am going to need a redo on my training for this week. So far I am up to 2 dreadful miles (for some reason they were painful).

I took Monday off because I rocked it on Sunday with my 9 miler. I worked till midnight Monday so I figured I wouldn't be able to get my butt out of bed to run on Tuesday. But I did have great hopes for Wednesday and......

Well I got called into work at 1:45 am and it was 2 hours + some change before I was back home in bed. Needless to say I didn't get up early to run and by the time I could go it was super warm and I would have to push pumpkin in the stroller. I decided, no.

Now it's Thursday and I should be proud because I did run. Did I get up early? No, for some reason I could not rise to the 6 am blare of my alarm clock. After breakfast kiddo and I packed up our stuff and headed to the greenbelt. I struggled to run 2 miles while pushing the stroller then we spent an hour playing in the park.

If I tried to get back on track for the week I would have 23 miles to run in 3 days. Impossible? Probably not. Ridiculous? Absolutely. So I am just going to do my best to put in some miles in the next 3 days and start again next week.