a slacker week

I tried very hard to follow the training program this week. I did my brick on Tuesday. I swam on Thursday. But I didn't run last night. This week my regular life got in the way of my training--sometimes in great ways, sometimes in not so great ways.

Wednesday was my two year wedding anniversary, so I was happy to rearrange my day off of training to spend some (much needed) quality time with my husband. After our second year of marriage, we are in such a better place (emotionally, physically, geographically...etc!) than we were a year ago. I managed to find the best present ever--a used record player. My dear husband started purchasing vinyl last month with nothing to play it on. (Why someone would do this I have NO idea!!) After unsuccessfully searching around on Craig's List for a few days, I wandered into a local used CD/record store and found a great player. The look on his face was awesome--and we have listened to the two records he owns too many times to count!

Friday was a different story. I bailed on my run because my job has me beaten down. I came home, had a good cry and then sat on the porch with a good friend and drank a few beers. I wish that I had been able to leave my disappointment and sadness about this project at the office, get my run in and then sit on the porch and drink a beer or two, but my heart was just way too heavy. Even this morning, I am still in a funk--but I can't bail on today's workout. I am dreading the 2 hours of solitude on the bike, where I will likely rehash every conversation I had in the last two weeks, re-analyze all the meetings and ponder what I could have said differently to make this project run smoother.

Some days, like today, I wish there was an 'off' switch to my brain.