I ran yesterday, was supposed to be mile repeats, so I took the dog with me for my warm-up and first mile repeat, which I thought would be about she could handle. My husband was supposed to pick her up. Turned out he got busy working from home, and I ended up taking her with me the whole way. She's recovering from an injury and hasn't been running for a while, and she's stubborn. The first mile was awesome! I wish running with her was always that great. The next 1/2 mile was an easier jog. Then, we started the next repeat, and made it probably 1/3 mile before she had enough. She was panting, stopped to lie in the grass. We jogged again, she stopped again. So... I walked. We walked 14 minute miles for about 10-15 minutes, then jogged for a while, and lo and behold my husband appeared.

I told myself "something is better than nothing" and as long as I'm "on" more days than I'm "off" I'm still benefiting. One day does not ruin an Ironman, unless perhaps you fall and break your leg or something.

Had a massage on Thursday, too, it was interesting. I have only ran in the FiveFingers for about 3 weeks. He said that my posture was more centered, I was lighter on my feet, and my hips looked more relaxed. I did yoga this morning (Gaiam Yoga for Athletes - good hip/hamstring/back/core opening). Ahhhhhhhhh.

Sunday, warmup, 5-6 miles observing cadence/lean/stride on flats, then 5-6 miles on differing terrain, then cool-down (so, probably about 14 miles). I'm going to Boston next week including the weekend, which should make training fun.