Relief is in sight!

After 2 or so long years, my dear husband has finally found gainful employment! Things are definitely looking a lot rosier than they were about a month ago. It is a relief and marks the near end of a scary few weeks where I knew I would be the only income.

Other changes both good and bad: my hours are returning to normal levels at the bank (about 27 per week). This is something I have mixed feelings about because it further cements my dependence on my second job. The hidden ray of sunshine is I changed my availability at said 2nd job to no longer include weekends. It'll involve many long days during the week but in the end it'll give me 2 solid days off per week. We'll see how that goes....

On the running front:

I've incorporated 1 day per week of boot camp training. This is dedicated strength training time. I'm determined to get to the point I can do real push ups and not have to wimp out part of the way through and go to my knees.  I feel stronger after going and I'm looking forward to seeing some positive changes as I reinvigorate my effort to lose those last 15 lbs. I have the scale headed in the right direction -- down 2.2 since starting boot camp.

I'm less than a month away from the 10 miler and 5 weeks away from my self imposed half marathon. I am not training nearly hard enough but I figure if I get out the next 3 weeks for the following: 6.5 m, 7.5 m, 8.5 m then 10 mile race and finally 13.1, I should do survive. :) What is it about me and my lack of training diligence after I prove I can make it a certain distance????? Will I be stepping up to that marathon level at this rate? I'm already thinking I should aim for a 15 miler! Also, why do I seem so fast and strong in March but weak and slow in April? What is is about this dang month that kills my motivation and my speed?

On the yoga front:

Meh... my inner yogi has been screaming out for stretching, but I just haven't been doing it. Why is it so hard to get the trifecta (run, stretch, strength) ?????