A Day Off

So I am definitely chalking today up as a loss as far as exercise goes. I guess that is to be expected when one stays out until 2:00am consuming too much wine and then thinks that cupcakes are the best way to refuel. Okay, being totally honest, it was a cupcake this afternoon and a doughnut tonight. But how can you resist an offer like this?

Noah obviously wanted me to share in the gluttony and I didn't want to disappoint him!

I am okay with it though, as technically this is a recovery week in my half marathon training schedule so I figure if I am going to fall off the wagon this week is the time to do it.

So far - knock on wood - training for the ING Georgia half has been going pretty well. I have been getting in all the mileage I am supposed to and I am actually completing the tempo runs on my schedule, despite the fact that they have always totally intimidated me. I am discovering that I am capable of going faster than I thought but until recently I had a mental wall telling me I couldn't do it. Shockingly, my workouts on the treadmill have been helping with that. I usually hate the treadmill but have had to resort to using it because of the cold weather. (Well, relative cold weather. Living in the south I consider anything under 50 degrees to be practically arctic!) Anyway, being stuck on the treadmill has the advantage of making me stick to a specific pace and hold that pace for the entire time.

So tonight I am going to enjoy my evening and hope the joy of my sugar binge will tide me over for a while. Next week its back to serious business.