FRIDAY!

I love Fridays. For several reasons: 1) It's what I like to call my "indulgence day", where I can be a little more lenient with what I eat one day a week. I usually limit it to one item--maybe two if I'm feeling particularly "bad". 2) It's the end of the work week. 3) The office is usually much more relaxed on Fridays (not counting this week!) 4) I love the "possibilities of Fridays". It's the beginning of the weekend, and there's opportunity to do so many things. 5) It's a rest day--no running.

Don't get me wrong--I love the running, but coupled with reasons 1-4, having a rest day is a nice complement.

Last night I squeezed my 3 mile run in at 10:30 pm. Logistically, to get to the gym, it had to be a late workout. I was feeling pretty tired by that time, but I knew that 5 minutes in I'd feel great. For the most part I did--by the end of the run, I was ready to be done and on to Friday!
Tomorrow is another 3-miler, then Sunday back to building those miles again. Sunday kicks off the week with a 6 mile run, followed by 3 milers the rest of the week. I will continue to do a very small amount of speed work and hills with the 3 mile runs--not necessarily to build speed for the marathon, but because it's a "short" workout it boosts the calorie burning and intensifies the workout some.

I'm looking forward to the 6 miles on Sunday--that's about the longest I've run at one time so far. I'm thinking of trying a new running path at Lincoln Park in West Seattle for that run. Either that, or I may do two loops around the outer path of Greenlake. Though I'm ready for a change of scenery.

I think the biggest challenge I'm going to face as the runs get longer is fighting boredom. It's time to download some new songs onto the mp3 player, and probably time to change up my normal routes a bit.

Happy Weekend!