Almost at the Halfway Point - How can it almost be June?!

Hi All -

Last week was by far the toughest I have had in two months. It almost rivaled the first two weeks of March. So I decided to focus on recovery and getting into a better place, before lacing up my running shoes to see what I could do.

I did not try out the running group yesterday or last Sunday and neither did I try out the Rock Climbing Gym or cello lessons. I did, however, reorganize an area that has been making me crazy, and I discovered how many shirts with similar styles it is possible to accumulate, when your clothes are spread out due to lack of an organized space. Organizing is not my cup of tea and it takes more time and energy than I care to admit. I did it and oh do I feel better.

The laundry is almost done - the stuff that I had washed, dried, and folded is actually put away (gasp!). I even vacuumed, ordered the appropriate vents for the heating/cooling system, and yes I can tell I am feeling better. I did pop into email to make sure nothing was going crazy, but the population I serve does not take off most holidays. I love them and so I saved myself an inbox full of panicky emails to handle in the morning. If they find out the library was closed, I will probably get gently scolded.

Financially - I had two major goals this year and I am closing in one of them. The other will be delayed a bit, because I decided to take an international trip in March. I did my last two week international trip in 2009. I hope to do more and I see this as a starting point. I still hope to accomplish the second by December, but March 2020 might be more reasonable.

Fitness and Exercise goals - I did a reset on these in March, but I am ok with where I am. My goal is to accept and minimize the level of frustration. Most likely I will not begin working with another coach until April. It takes time to adjust to new things.

I know that I race faster than my long runs. Because of working with a coach, I was able to see and to expect a better time on the race than the long run set pace. My current pace without any speedwork (including strides) is in the 11:30-11:40s range. For June 9th, I am predicting the following times:

Goal A: 72 minutes. 
Goal B: 80 minutes
Goal C: 90 minutes

I am going to be pleased with whatever outcome I get and my focus is simply on apprecating each mile. If I happen to beat those times, you won't find me complaining.

And now...time to hydrate and put in a bit of work on turning over the soil. I attempted this post-run yesterday on an empty stomach. That was a disaster. So I should sure have better luck today, yeah?!

Happy Monday, All!