Three - Double - Oh

I probably wouldn't have run on Monday anyway. When I have a long run on Sunday, I take Monday as a rest day. Good thing because somehow I turned the alarm off. The whole house overslept. Darrell woke me up with a startling "MADDY" at 6:45 AM - somehow the kids were out the door on time and no one was late.

I was planning on running Tuesday, but I was having trouble getting out of bed. I was determined to get a run in, so I had my sights set on Tuesday night. After work I had to stop by the grocery store. By the time I got home and got something to eat, it was almost time to but my daughter to bed. No time to run...

I knew this morning was out. The insurance company nurse was coming to my office this morning to take blood to make sure I qualified for suplemental life insurance. That meant no eating or drinking after mindnight. That meant no run this morning.
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Tonight, I flew out of the office, headed home and ran 5 miles. That put me just over the 300 mile mark for the year.

I thought I would be at this point sooner, but I'm okay with that.

The kids will be out of school in just a few weeks. That means they'll be sleeping in, or at least not be on a tight schedule to eat, get dressed and get to shcol. That will give me the flexibility to run further in the mornings - and maybe get an extra fifteen minutes of sleep myself.

The Team in Training Kickoff is Saturday. The "coach" will be there and I'll get my training schedule. Depending on what the schedule looks like with regards to "group runs" I might run a 5k across the lake in Leesburg on the 19th. One of the few races close to my house. It would be a shame to miss it, but I also understand the importance of building community with the team.