Here we go again...

I recently started the couch to 5k program... it's a nine week program designed to turn even the most hardcore couch potato into a 5k runner.

I dove right into week three and was doing it pretty well... but it wasn't getting easier and the last three minute run was still a struggle at the end of the week. So I decided to continue with week 3 for another week. And here is where the excuses begin to pile on...

Sunday, I ran with Caysea between church and church. Didn't get home from Columbia until almost midnight. School the next day. Sigh. Monday, I was up and at school by 7:10. Had conferences and clogging. And didn't get home until after nine that night. By the time I put my stuff away and had showered, I was looking at a close to midnight bed time yet again. Tuesday, I pretty much lost my voice and had a bit of a sore throat. And didn't get home until almost 11 last night because after school and conferences, we hit the pub for C's birthday. You only turn 27 once... Sooooo haven't run since Sunday. And today, my voice is still gone and the throat is still sore and now I have a pleasant little cough to add to it.

I wasn't going to run today. I had planned on it Sunday but I did not know just how tired and not well I was going to be. About 6:00, when I realized it was going to get dark soon, I decided I was going to go for it anyway. And though I didn't do the whole workout, I started less than halfway through and did more than half of it. I know that I need to be stronger. I need to push myself more. But on weeks like this week where I am already so physically and emotionally drained, it took everything I had just to do what I did.

On a slightly related note... in two weeks, I am going to have surgery and will be unable to run for a few days. I hope that this doesn't completely derail my already precarious plan to become a runner...

Surgery? Yep. The surgery I had two years ago to remove my thyroglossal duct cyst (which I am going to start calling my TDC because I'm lazy) was only partially successful. Apparently in 15% of cases (depending on what source you use), TDCs come back, even after removal. Yeah, I'm just that awesome. This surgery is going to be a bit more invasive than the last one and hopefully, this time it will stay gone. Not only will he be removing my TDC, but also a part of my hyoid bone (the bone your tongue is connected to) which could cause soreness in swallowing and all that jazz... With end of quarter here and conferences over, this is really the best time to do it. And the rate of recurrence with the removal of the hyoid bone goes down quite a bit. So. That's what's up. And here it is, nearly 11. AGAIN. Good thing tomorrow is it and then I'm off Friday (which I intend to spend sleeping).