Day of Awesomeness

So, today is International Day of Awesomeness!
Awesome!

How about I focus on what was awesome for me today!
*1*I was able to sleep decently last night (and since that includes past 12:00midnight that falls on 3/10 - Awesome.

*2*My workout was a planned 60 min run - which of course I did on the TM because it's too icy outside to even think about running in the dark yet. I forgot to pay attention to what my focus was for the run so I figured I would just go as I feel.
-Started out at an easy pace for 30 min and figured at that point what is the use of paying attention to my HR when I have been feeling like I am now training to run slow - argh. I could also tell that I was wasn't feeling super, so I needed a plan for the 2nd half of the run.
-I was damn determined to push the whole 60 minutes. Think, Kansas.
-So, my plan went to run intervals with incline. Last night I read an article on the benefits of hill workouts. Not the first time I've read this. I need to do it more. I did 30, 45, 60, 75 second intervals at 1% and 2% with a pick up in speed at 0% right after and then 1-2 mins of easy running. Changing the speed/incline often helps the time pass. Watching another news story on Charlie Sheen was NOT up my alley this morning.
-I was feeling good!! So, I pushed it a little more till I was running at the 55 min mark at 6.9 which is up there. yay me! Now...to get my sluggish padunkadunk to the pool tonight...

*3*I had to be at the clinic at 7:30 this morning (in my smelly, sweaty glory post run, like literally 7:20 I got off the TM) for a consultation with a student at CSB and TJ, my ol' boss. So the Awesome part was seeing 5 of my ol' coworkers - which was super! I should add that while at the clinic in my smelly, sweaty glory I seriously got sick of my own stink - lol - that's what I get for not showering after yesterday's brick workout. It was baaaad.

*4*I've been craving something with substance lately...imagine that. I gave in and I had a freshly made for me hamburger! I dunked it in ketchup and it was Awesome. This was the first burger I've had at our new eating establishment at school. Everyone and I mean everyone, has tried the burgers and raves about them. I gave in. No cheese and no fries. Perfection.

*5*I was asked to do some personal training with a high school girl I knew from my days at SHS. We met this afternoon to go over some goals that she has and to discuss what our plan was. I really enjoyed doing this - and look forward to working with her over the next couple of weeks.

5 items of Awesome on 3/10 is pretty good, I think! Right now I'm thinking no on the pool tonight. Sleep would be a better idea. I'm on day 6/10 of antibiotics, I want to make sure I stay on the up and up. I looked at my schedule and if I do 2 workouts tomorrow, 1 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday I will come very close to meeting my goal of 11h45m for the week. I will fall short of my goal of 3-2/day workouts, but I am okay with that as my other goal of one brick workout was a huge success yesterday and Sunday is looking to be a monster day of workouts. I'm hoping...and I can't wait :) :) :)

"Fail to plan. Plan to fail."