Running Confession

I have been a lazy bum. There is no other way to describe it. I started off really good in April, for about a month, and then, I'm not sure what happened. Between the end of school, and Michael coming home, I just made every excuse not to run. Michael was home, and I didn't run at all!

Finally, with the realization that I was actually going to have to run this 10 miler, I got up early on Monday morning, laced up my shoes, and started again. I ran 3.18 miles the first day (and surprisingly didn't die), Tuesday, 3.5 miles. I took a day off on Wednesday so my muscles didn't hate me, and then 4 miles Thursday, and yesterday (on probably the hottest/most humid day of the summer) I want 4.25 miles. I still had to stop a few times, but I did much better than I anticipated with not running. I need to make sure I still give myself a day to rest, so I have decided to run two days, and rest one, and every once in awhile cross train in the pool.

So here's the plan, the Army Ten Miler is quickly approaching (Oct. 4!!) I have decided that if I can run 6 miles by the time school starts in a month, and then 8 by the time Michael comes home, I will be fine. Even if I don't get all the way up to 10 miles. I am pretty sure that I will be able to push myself the last mile to the end.

What do you think? Coach Dubis? Any ideas?