So ... I had a pretty nasty commute today. I left the house early enough to get in at 8:45. Didn't get in until 9:20. There were delays, I didn't switch trains even though I should have, and then there was the train that just sat in the station ... at that point I switched trains. I'm trying not to let it get to me, but it's hard. I took 5 trains today. I was planning on taking 2.
Anyway... some non-subway thoughts:
1 - I didn't get the shirt. If I have to think about it this much, then I don't really want it. At least not right now. Maybe I'll regret it in a few months. Or maybe I'll find a much cheaper red short sleeve shirt that has a neckline I'd like a little better that I can wear under my long-sleeve black old navy shirt (which has an open-ish back) and it'll be a more perfect outfit idea. Or maybe I'll just wear something I already have. But this is the decision I made, and right now I'm okay with it.
2 - Yesterday I got two emails about substitute instructors for barre3 classes. Both were classes where I was scheduled to take my favorite instructor. For one class the substitute is someone I've never taken before, and for the other the substitute is the studio owner (who I am also taking a week from Monday ... so it'll actually end up being two classes in a row with him). It's not a big deal, since I have yet to have a bad instructor there, but ... I'm gonna miss having my favorite instructor (I do have her for my second class next week, but she's now on my schedule once instead of the 3 times she was on my schedule before the changes).
3 - (I probably completely undid this with the chocolate at work this morning, but...) For the first time in a while the scale showed a number that was lower than yesterday. Yay me! I'm trying to find a way to incentivize myself to continue this downward trend. I was thinking either a reward when I get to a certain number of days with downward trend or I accumulate points and can "redeem" those points for things. I just have to decide on how I want to do it and what the rewards will be. (Please don't suggest Starbucks. I think I made the decision yesterday that I will be going back to Starbucks again eventually, but it will be for plain, unflavored coffee only. I don't trust them not to change the flavoring ingredients. And let's leave it at that.)
4 - So ... race week is fast approaching. Currently I'm scheduled for rest days Monday and Tuesday, 3 easy miles Wednesday, barre3 Thursday, 3 easy miles Friday, rest day Saturday, and race day Sunday. But running on Fridays is super hard (I have to do it next week ... I'll have to get up at 4ish and treadmill). So I was thinking of maybe instead doing barre3 on Wednesday and 4 easy miles on Thursday. Yes, that cuts 2 easy miles (and one run) out of the week, but it's also a lot less pressure on Friday. The other option is working from home that Friday (if my scrum master is okay with it, which I'd imagine she will be), which saves me 2 hours of commuting time and means I can get up at normal run time (5ish), run, work from home 9-5, and not be super stressed. I just would have to find a way to not get distracted when there's stuff going on (including my dad being home) during the day, which is actually really hard. Whatever. I have a few weeks to think about what I want to do. I signed up for the 6:30pm Wednesday barre3 class just in case I decide to go that route (the 6:30 classes fill up quickly and as long as I cancel more than 4 hours in advance I don't get charged, so if I'm deciding between two classes, I'll usually sign up for both and just cancel whichever one I end up not doing).
5 - Sunday's run is a big one. 10 miler. 7 miles continuous. Eep! Here are some reminders to myself before the run:
- There is no such thing as a make or break training run. And even if there was ... this wouldn't be it. It's been a busy, stressful week. I'm not functioning at 100%. I'm not expecting this run to be anywhere near perfect. I had a great run two weeks ago. If I have another great run, awesome. If not ... it happens sometimes. I just have to focus on the good runs.
- Continuous running means the absence of walk intervals. It does not mean that I can't take the occasional break to catch my breathe or walk for a minute while I eat some jelly beans. Just because I may stop a few times doesn't mean I'm not running continuously. It just means I'm not a machine. I know that on race day I'll likely take fewer of those breaks.
Anyway ... happy Friday, y'all. It's after 1pm and I'm at work for the next 4 hours or so. Post-summer fridays suck.