A Sunday kind of Wednesday

I had originally planned on registering for a 5k of some sort today. I say it all the time: there's no better way to start a paid holiday than by running a race. I wasn't really on the ball with it and couldn't commit to one - which turned out to be a good thing since I am sans car this week - but I didn't let that stop me from kicking out 3.1 miles bright and early with Darcy this morning (and by early, I mean 5:30 a.m. - gotta beat the heat!). It was a perfect little 5k - right in our own neighborhood. We both won our age groups and tied for first overall ;) It was a great way to get the day started!

After our run, I came in and had my breakfast and coffee before doing my Jillian Michaels workout. I haven't mentioned it on here yet, but I started Jillian's 90-Day Body Revolution series a month ago. I'm on the first week of Phase 2 and really enjoying the challenge of these workouts. Phase 1 was fairly basic for me since I was already in decent shape but the intensity is definitely ramping up and I'm feeling the burn!!

I'm also on my second week of training for my next half marathon - The Murfreesboro Middle Half on October 13th. Molly and I decided that we wanted to do a 16-week training program for this one because we felt like the 12-week one we followed this past spring didn't quite prepare us properly mileage-wise. I can't decide what my goal for this race is yet because the course is fast and flat compared to the hilly route of the Country Music 1/2 we just did so they aren't really comparable. I ran the Country Music 1/2 in 2:22ish. Do I want to just shave off a few minutes or really go balls to the wall and try to hit it right at two hours or under? We'll see how training goes, I guess. I've been doing a lot of research on speed-training to incorporate into my runs so it will somewhat depend on what kind of results I get out of that.

Other than that, Darcy and I are having a wonderful relaxing day at home today - feels like a Sunday but better. She's been romping around the house a bit and napping here and there. I've pretty much stuck to the couch with a good book. I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th!!