Texas Training

I've been rather faithful to my training schedule these past two weeks. Except for horrible lower back pain, things are going well. Today I spent time on the elliptical, treadmill and stationary bike as well as resistance training for my arms and core. Tomorrow is my "hair salon" run. A quick 1.5 miles while mom is getting her hair done. I may run the route backwards, just to mix it up a bit. (Clarify, I'm going to reverse the route, not run facing backwards!)

I just checked last years results for the Texas race and if I ran at the same pace I did in Arizona, I would have placed second in my division in that race. I know, I know, I know, this is not about winning it is about staying committed to an exercise plan. But I can't help myself! Maybe Hank M. was right and I need to shoot for 8 minute miles! At this point that just doesn't seem possible but if I can consistently hit 31 minutes for the next few races - I'm going to start working toward breaking 30 minutes and who knows what will be next.