Training Tuesday

I imagine him shaking his head at me. 

This past week's training was terrible. Really terrible. I've gotten into the habit of pushing my morning runs off and just saying I'll do it tomorrow, which never happens. With less than 10 weeks to go before Disneyland, I really need to get myself back on track. I let myself have a lazy week and now it's time to get moving again... Literally.

Weekly Recap
Tues: 2 miles didn't happen
Wed: rest
Thurs: 2 miles didn't happen
Fri: 3 miles only 1 mile
Sat: rest 1 mile run
Sun: 11 miles only 6.2 miles
Mon: rest

Part of my motivation is that some of my costume for the Disneyland 10k arrived. :)

As you can tell, we're going the R2D2 & C3PO route. The tank top for my R2D2 costume was tight. Like super tight. I exchanged it for the next size up and it's not as tight, but it's still snug. I really need to work on getting rid of my pooch/beer belly.
Between work stress and the weather heating up, I've definitely been indulging a bit more freely in my beer. But... it's making me sluggish and the extra calories certainly aren't helping. I'm cutting out alcohol for 2 weeks to jump start my training (except for the 4th. It's a holiday, right?). I'll be doing this again in about a month and a half- I always cut out alcohol for the two weeks before the race, just to make sure I'm in the best condition to run. And it makes that celebratory post-race beer that much tastier! :) 

To make the most of my alcohol free diet, I'm also sticking to a strict training plan for the next two weeks:
Tuesday/Thursday/Friday- short runs of 2-3 miles in the morning
Sunday- long run of 10 miles
Monday/Wednesday- stretching and a few sets of push ups and sit ups

I know if I give myself a goal with a relatively short time frame, I can stick to it. Have you ever told yourself while running "it's only one more mile, just make it one more mile!" Same thing goes for the 2 weeks- it's only 2 weeks. It won't kill me and it's pretty darn attainable. So... check back to see how things are going.

Do you do anything special to get you back into training mode?