Logging The On/Off Cycle

I have this wicked notion that training has been harder than I expected and the only thing I have to blame for that is my inability or unwillingness to fit it ALL in. It hasn’t been the endurance or speedwork training, rather just making the time to do it. I shant bore you with the conventional excuses, but let us take, for instance, last night.

After work I met with friends for margaritas, chips, and salsa…an activity I have not indulged in for at least a few months. With that ending still relatively early, my BF and I decided to catch up on work together, that is how we get in the quality time ☺. A couple of hours go by, he on the sofa writing the next big movie and I huddled at the computer perusing resources that might legitimize major changes on a project to be presented the next morning.

And then there is it was. He paused, tilting his head at that thoughtful angle and asked a most provocative question, bringing about hours of intellectual psychologically charged dialogue that prompted a snooze button battle this morning…ultimately making me late for an early morning run.

But, I have to say; I truly cannot regret these times spent really connecting with people you hold great admiration for. Those moments are never planned; they come at the strangest times. Seize the day.

With that being said, my Daily Marathon Training Log shall return by tomorrow, it doesn’t mean I haven’t been running (well, maybe not enough), but I have just been making sure I don’t skimp on those fleeting experiences, the ones that make up memories. I do understand, however, should I expect to be conditioned for a full marathon by early spring that there will be some sacrifices. I just hope it’s the dishes and not the discourse.
 

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