Hello Summer

Are you out there?

Not here, not yet. Good running conditions if you like it cool.

My log's in tatters (or taters? I dunno). Work has been keeping me busy the last week and cold windy conditions (and a ton of yard work to do) kept me home on long run Sunday. Last night I was still awake at 2 as my daughter was up late getting some school work finished, which left me cutting ZZZzzzssss.... until I had to get up.

Anyway, I did manage 5 this afternoon, a measily 2 yesterday morning and none in the afternoon. If I can squeeze in a couple this evening I will but not much hope for that. I just need to bed it early tonight and force my eyes open in the AM.

I know the plan, I know the schedule, like that back of my hand. And, as always, implementing the sucker is being a beotch. 4-5 easy Monday AM, 4-5 easy Noon. 5-6 up-paced Tues morning, 4-5 easy at noon. Wednesday hills or intervals, 4-5 easy at noon. Thursday mid long, another 4 easy at noon. Friday 4-6 easy AM, 4-6 easy at noon. Saturday trail or tempo. Sunday long.

It's not hard, it's manageable. It's just finding the bloody time, not just for the run itself but the time away from that to be prepped for it, like getting to the sack at 10ish, clearing my morning work by noon.

Even now the phone rings, I have to close up and head to the beach for my daughter's soccer game. That'll push dinner to later and then by the time dinner's settled down the tubes it'll be bedtime.

I'll get this moving yet. It's got to start in the evening, bed on time, up with the early alarm. I'd love to have the full hour in the AM, which would bring me to ~7 miles each morning, and tack on at least 4 at noon. Even that would be a sealed 11 a day through the week and then the weekend work.

Le's go dude...get 'er done.