Thursday Thoughts

Happy Thursday, everyone!

I hope your week is going well! Tomorrow is Friday! Yay!

I am having a yard sale this weekend to get rid of some things I have that I no longer use. Between customers I plan on really working on Red's Running, possibly getting in touch with those two extra people I want to coach!!

Yesterday started out with gymnastics. Lynny is still loving every minute!

My mother-in-law took us to a local splash pad, where Lynny had an absolute BLAST!

She still hasn't quite figured out how goggles work... and I am not allowed to adjust the nose piece ;)

My hubby FINALLY painted our bedroom!!!

It turned out so great!

I snuggled with my Jack for a bit. He's a great cat when he's asleep ;)

I had a track workout with a client. Thankfully she doesn't mind that I bring an assistant when necessary!

Getting in those toe touches!

She is a great little helper!

We came home only to go back out for dinner. Pizza for them and a salad for me!!

I was suppose to run 10ish miles with Paula this morning but she was caught up at work late last night, so we did 2 miles this evening. 10, 2, what's the difference?

I was pushing Lynny so I was in no hurry ;) 10:23 pace!

My husband and I were taking Lynny to the sitter this morning (she wanted to play with friends... I don't know why that makes me so sad). I was talking about how I was just running for the pure joy of it and not training. He asked, in not so many words, why training wasn't really joyful to me if I enjoyed running so much. It got me thinking (dangerous, I know!). Why do runners complain about their training? If I LOVE running so much (and believe me, I do!), why do I dread having to go out for a certain 5 miler or easy run or tempo?

I can only speak for myself, but I think I put A LOT of pressure on myself during training. I am sure other runners do, as well! If I have a 4 mile tempo run and something happens that I have to cut it short or, God forbid, I have to skip it, I literally will not let myself let that go. Then during my goal race, if something goes wrong, I blame it on the one or two runs that didn't go as planned. I make myself feel horrible about it and throw tantrums, thinking, "If only I had hit that tempo I was suppose to," or, "That one skipped run was the one that would have made sure I hit today's goal."

I REALLY am my worst critic and I can be SO hard on myself!

I need this time between training plans (I've been running with a training plan since November/December of 2016) to reset my mind, and my body as well! Training 365 days a year is not healthy, certainly not for me!

With that in mind, I may, or may not, run tomorrow. I'm thinking 3 miles, but it all depends on how I'm feeling. We shall see!

PLEASE stay tuned for the next giveaway! (I know, I keep saying that!) You DO NOT want to miss it! It will be announced Saturday or Sunday!!! I am SO excited for it, especially after the meeting I had today!!!

What do you do when you miss a workout on your plan?

How long do you take off between big races?

What kind of runs do you do for fun??