Priorities

This week has been a pretty good study, so far, in making time to get in my workouts.

Monday: I was too tired to get up and run before work, and we had a going away party for two dance teachers at 5:00. So I packed some running gear and had Melissa drop me off at Bredesen Park on the way back home from the dance studio. She went home with the girls and my Mom to put together a little dinner while I ran one lap around the park and then the mile and a half back home along the road. Wore my Five Fingers on this run, and had fun splashing into puddles, instead of avoiding them. 3.5 miles in 33:45.

Tuesday: Mom and I had plans to spend the majority of the day in Cokato, MN, visiting relatives. We wanted to get on the road by 9:00 AM. Not trusting myself to get any cross-training in later in the evening, I'd looked for spin classes at nearby Life Time Fitness clubs, deciding on one up the road in St. Louis Park at 6:00 AM. With double alarms (5:00 and 5:15) I made it into the class by 5:45 -- good thing, because it was completely full by the time it started. And while it was a good workout, it paled in comparison to my "regular" Tuesday and Friday spin classes over lunch at the downtown club.

Wednesday: With packing and getting ready to leave for the Wisconsin Dells by mid-morning, I figured, again, that morning wouldn't work for my run. Today's team workout was supposed to be a new challenge, too -- an out-and-back where you do the "out" in 20 minutes, and the "back" in 16 minutes. We made it to the Kalahari Resort by 2:30 or so in the afternoon, and I immediately changed so I could tackle my run instead of waiting for later this evening.

And while I thought my "barefoot" pace was okay on the way out, I probably went too fast to be able shave 2 min/mile on the way back. Plus, when I turned around, I was greeted with a pretty strong headwind. And hills. Didn't notice the gentle downslope until I had to go back up them. Stupid headwind. Stupid hills. Made it back in 17:10 instead of 16:00.

Today's mileage: 3.8 miles in 37:10.
Total mileage: 76.3 miles.