The weekend is almost here

This week has proved to be another tough week to get through!  I'm hoping this past iron infusion kicks in sooner than later, hoping and hoping.

I've struggled through a few runs already this week, but at least the swimming has been fabulous.  2300M x 2 already!  Monday was a day of recovery but I couldn't help going to the pool for a refreshing 2300 swim.  Tuesday's 4 mile run wasn't too bad, but that was followed by an hour of weight lifting with Meredith.  Wednesday was another hilly run with Edie but since we ran on the trail in the darkness of the morning, I got to wear my sweet headlamp!  Oh yeah, love looking like a dork!  With a few minutes to spare before pick up, I darted to the pool for another great 2300m swim.  Then today, with my legs feeling like lead again, I decided to wait until the afternoon to knock out a track workout.  What was I thinking!  The hot summer sun and humidity seem to suck the air from my lungs making it incredibly hard to breath normally, I left a nice trail of sweat in lane one.  2 x 800, 2 x 400, 8 x 200, done.  It wasn't pretty, wasn't the pace I normally run these at, but I got it done.  What helped me push through?  One single song on my ipod, yep, "Leaving On A Jet Plane,"  old school baby.  Brought me right back to the 80's.

I'm battling one decision this week that I can't seem to figure out.  I've been wanting to run a 5K in the month of Sept. mostly to see where my fitness is at, it's been quite some time since I've run a road race, but now I think I'm too afraid to do it.  Silly?  Yes, but honest.  If I fail miserably, then my outlook on my current training is negatively affected.  If I do well, then I'll feel as if I'm on the right track.  If I don't do the race, then I won't know...good or bad.  So, even though I've already registered for a race this Sat morning, I'm still debating whether or not I will do it.  Not only am I worried about failing miserably (especially considering how my training has been going), but this race doesn't begin until 9am and I need to be home by 10am.....it's 42 min away....so there's this time constraint lingering over me......  Will probably make my final decision at midnight on Friday. :)