fizzled out plans...

gotta say i've been feeling like this too, lately!

monday - 5 miles of nothing but speed! i was having a stressful day and just needed to get out run it off. and wow, what a run it was. i have not had a speed run like that in a long time. i ran a comfortable 9:30 the first mile to warm up, and then an average 8:30 (from 8:10 - 8:40) the next 4 miles. the last half mile i ran a 7:35 - i felt like i wanted to barf! love that feeling. it means i really pushed it. and trust me, these paces are fast for 'lil 'ol turtle me. and that feels so good. my legs didn't feel like jello when i was done so that is somewhat encouraging. i'm aiming to do that at least once a week.

tuesday- 5 miles. i tried to take it easy but this extra load of busy-ness was making me want to run fast again! i don't know if i should love it or not! ha!

wednesday - 4 miles of fartleks. i thought i'd be more intentional of not running fast to melt the stress away. my body is not used to running at a faster pace and i sure don't want to find myself injured.

and the plan was to run one more 4 or 5 miler and a 9 or 10 miler as i'm trying to build back up. but that didin't happen. interest in our house just exploded and was non stop from thursday to sunday night. i didn't have a chance to run. :(  i know it's temporary but at least i appreciate every run i do get done these days.