THE "I'LL START ON MONDAY" SYNDROME

We have all said it before and have failed. The question I have is what is your "Monday"?  For me it is usually Tuesday's and Thursday's as those are the days that I am on my own to get a workout in. Currently my Tuesday's and Thursday's are designated short run days in preparation for my marathon.  I would like to be able to get up and run from the house at 5 a.m. yet I have failed to make myself.   Why?  It is just boring.  Every other day of the week I have a group that I am a part of.  In those groups I have made connections with people whether it be my boot camp trainers or a few fellow runners that I can count on to be there when needed.  Sure part of me likes the extra hour and a half of sleep, but I know how good I feel the rest of the day when I work out in the mornings. So what is keeping me from running on those mornings?  Accountability.  Hence the reason for this blog.  Even when I do not want to continue, I also do not want to just drop this thing and take two steps backwards.  My suggestion is for you to find someone that can help hold you accountable.  For those of you on my side of town, I would LOVE to see you at 5 AM at boot camp.  HINT HINT.  And tomorrow, Wednesday, can be your Monday.

MARATHON TRAINING UPDATE:
Saturday 10/19 20 Mile Run = AWESOME - I couldn't have asked for better weather or a better run as I reached the peak mileage of my training before my race on November 17th.

Mile 1   10:55
Mile 2   11:05
Mile 3   11:08
Mile 4   10:58
Mile 5   12:26 - Fuel & Water
Mile 6   11:33
Mile 7   11:24
Mile 8   11:21
Mile 9   13:20 - Fuel & Water
Mile 10 11:22
Mile 11 11:07
Mile 12 11:09
Mile 13 13:06 - Fuel & Water
Mile 14 11:05
Mile 15 11:08
Mile 16 11:06
Mile 17 14:05 - Fuel & Water
Mile 18 11:42
Mile 19 11:40
Mile 20 11:40

All in all my average pace for the entire run was around 12:00/mile and I didn't feel like my legs were about to break off as they did a few weeks earlier for my 18 mile run.