Training Tuesday: Back at it!

(I intentionally delayed this post a day.)

This past week has been all kinds of weird for me. Work has been super crazy- the are eliminating the assistant manager position (the position above me), so I inherit all of the duties and responsibilities. It'll be interesting juggling all of that. Craziness meant that I had to be at work earlier and didn't have time to run. And after a crazy day, I just wanted to come home and have a glass of wine. 

After 2 weeks of being side-lined by a cold, I finally got out running again. I attempted a 5k on Friday, but only went 2.5 miles. Man, was it hard! Felt like I hadn't run in ages! Sunday, I went for my "long" run at only 3.5 miles. I ran much slower than I'm used to, which was my own fault for leaving late and running in the sun with a jacket and long pants on. :/ Ironically, I ran my 2nd best 5k at a good 2 & 1/2 minutes slower than my PR. It wasn't the 5 miles I planned for, but all in all, at least I'm running. And in light of the events at Boston, I'm so thankful that I can. 
This upcoming week, I'm "officially" kicking off my training for the Dumbo Double Dare (again). I'm starting at 20 weeks to go, with my long run at 5 miles. I'm easing back into things and making my Tuesday run only 2 miles. To remember the victims of the bombing in Boston, I'm running/ran 4.09 miles on Tuesday.

This Week / T-19 Weeks until Dumbo

Tuesday: 2 mile run 4.09 mile run in honor of Boston

Wednesday: cross training (yoga)

Thursday: 2 mile run

Friday: 5k run (aiming for a PR)

Saturday: rest

Sunday: 5 mile run 

Monday: rest

Does your training/fitness schedule ever get messed up due to personal/work issues?