I don't run every day, but I don't skip days when I plan to run, if that makes sense. I schedule rest days, and I don't run then, but if I plan to run then I run.

I ran into work this morning, a long-ish route that was about 8.5 miles. Tomorrow I'm planning on cycling in, and then doing some speedwork on the treadmill. Although I might give it a miss as I'm planning on heading down to a time trial on Saturday. It's just started here, they run a 5k every week and it's completely free! You just register, turn up, run and get all sorts of fun stats. The problem is that Saturday is usually my long run day, rather than short and fast, but until I start mara training again I might give it ago. We'll see.

Helen, a free 5k every week sounds fantastic! I wish we had something like that here! I'm not even scheduled for another race until my 10k in April. I think I'll get antsy before then and have to find some kind of 5k, even if I have to travel a little.

midwife, I usually take Wednesday and Saturday off, but sometimes my schedule forces me to take other days off as well. My husband (a longtime runner and running coach) swears by running only every other day unless you're doing some kind of specific training for a race, and even then he says you should just do 4 runs per week. I like to do 5, though, including one long run, one medium long run, one speedwork session, and the rest easy miles. That's a perfect week, but it doesn't always work out that way. I honestly SHOULD do more crosstraining but it's hard to force myself to do something besides running now. I've started strength training again, however, and I'm hoping to get back into yoga.

Gymgurl -

I wanted to do 6 or 7 miles tonight but after school commitments made me get home too late. I don't run in the dark (I live in the boonies). So I ended up doing 4, but I kept an average pace of 9:30 the whole time, so it was a decent run. I'm trying to get used to that pace or faster so I can meet my goal of running my April 10k in less than an hour.

It's great to hear about other people's schedules! I admit I was asking because yesterday I was not feeling well and I was trying to talk myself either into or out of running and wasn't sure if I was making up feeling yucky. Since I was up all night with a barfing boy, I guess my symptoms were real. The downside is that said barfing boy will stay home from school today, so I can't run today either! But I can (and will!) do the elliptical.

Another tough one for WK4 of C25K. I made it through though. I may have to repeat this week. Day 3 is tomorrow. I will have to see how I feel.

Go, Shay, go!

Lisa - this is the time trial. I've not done it yet, but it looks good

I did 5k on the treadmill this morning, I just wanted to do a short fast one. I haven't decided what to do tomorrow, a long run or the time trial, I might see what the weather is like.

Thanks for the encouragement, Midwife. I need it.

Helen, that seems like fun. I just found out from my husband that there's a weekly 5k here in June or July, but it only goes for three weeks and you pay $20 to do the 3 races. That's still a good price, considering most races are $20 just for the one race. I'll probably do that, even though it will be hot hot hot, because they do them in the afternoon and it's soooo humid here in the summer.

Shay, I see on your profile that you're in Virginia. Where are you? Maybe we're neighbors!

Didn't get to run today because I just got home and it's nearly 10pm. Sigh... Planning a 4-mile run tomorrow morning and 11 miles or so on Sunday.

Does anyone here have the Garmin Forerunner? I'm seriously wanting one for Christmas and there's a $50 rebate on them right now but you have to buy it by Nov 30 (um, yes, today) to get it. I sent the link to my husband so I hope he got it for me, but I don't know!