All day yesterday, I was totally fighting the urge to pick up and devour a 6 piece Chicken McNugget and a small fry from McDonalds. I usually “give into” my cravings with the mindset that my body knows what it needs, and it must need some salt, sugar, and fat. Only, I know I had my fair share of tempura and Frozos the night before (hey, it was only my third time dining out this month! Or would that count as three and four?), so instead I holed myself up in the office at lunch. I built a turkey stack with turkey, hummus, pepper jack, and sprouts on whole grain and drank green tea.

I also distracted myself by creating a plan of attack to train for my upcoming race:

Note, I didn’t just fill in spaces blindly. I actually did a bit of research. Since my leg of the marathon relay is 7 miles with a killer 2-mile climb, I studied Runner’s World go-to coach Hal Higdon’s half marathon training program as well as another fleet of foot blogger’s recently posted outline. I also took into consideration what I’ve been doing and how I’ve felt after each workout. Plus, this is just a guideline. I already know I’m not going to be able to complete some of the workouts simply due to scheduling conflicts. I do have a life outside of half-marathon training and work, after all.

Speaking of, Happy Friday! I’ve got some fun stuff planned for this weekend. In addition to my 6.5 trail run (yes, I consider this fun!), I’ve got tennis with the girls, a little baking, mini golf, bowling, happy hour, and a hair cut. Social-enough with plenty of down time… just how I like my weekends! Sometimes I feel like I pack too much into those two days. Like, when you take a vacation only to return needing time to recover from your vacation. Often, I find that my most enjoyable are the weekends where I have absolutely nothing planned and just come and go as I please, sleep-in, nap, or both, and any activities in which I participate come about organically. Those are the best! Wouldn’t you agree?