A Little Taste of Spring

It took all my willpower NOT to go for a run yesterday. It was one of those beautiful days that occasionally pop up during early spring that give a little taste of the weather we have to look forward to. The sun was shining, we got into the mid-60s. Just one of those days that begs to be enjoyed. But, it was my scheduled rest day. The program I'm following (one of the marathon training programs from halhigdon.com) calls for a mid week rest, just before the two harder workouts of the week (usually a kind of long pace run followed by the long run for the week). Last week, I had to rework the training schedule to fit with my work schedule, moving the rest day to the weekend so that all my running workouts were done on consecutive days. While my body handled it just fine, my mind didn't. Looking ahead at my work schedule, there are going to be other weeks just like that one, so for sanity's sake, I had to bench myself for the day and settle for a walk around one of the local outdoor shopping centers with my daughter instead. I got my fill of warmth and sunshine to hopefully hold me over until the next nice spring day, and I'm looking forward to the last two runs of the week instead of begging my husband to run them for me, even if winter is making another (and hopefully it's last) appearance before submitting to spring's will.