Thursday run of fatigue

RUN: 6.5 miles in 53 mins. Garmin said about an 8:13 pace.

This run felt so SLOW during it, but when I checked the clock at the end we held good time! Maybe it felt slow because DC and EK dropped the hammer and took off after just 2 miles and because my legs were rubbery within 3 miles. I was huffin and puffin like crazy. If I hadn't been running with JM, I would have walked to let my legs "clear out", but in all reality I'd have rather kept running like I did! Sure walking feels good, but I don't want to walk in a race so why should I want to do it in training? The last 2 nights of speedwork really added up and knocked me back today.

But once this morning's run is done, I rest until Saturday. I will swim tomorrow, but I don't count that as a leg workout. As it is, my training week has 2 peaks: Tues-Weds-Thurs and Sat-Sun. I like EK's idea of counting the Monday Masters swim as part of the weekend. Then the 2nd peak would be Sat-Sun-Mon, with the rest of Monday to rest. I need to keep at least one day off/week, and it looks like Friday is as good as any.

Another problem I've been having is settling into a "normal" schedule. I keep saying Next Week will be Normal, but that's like saying a diet starts tomorrow. Between the roofers coming to the house (after 2 weeks of delaying), Rich being off this week, and me hoping to be done with work by the end of next week, I keep thinking that it's OK to cut corners this week because next week will go back to normal. But this has been going on for months now. I keep putting things off, waiting on decisions, and delaying the inevitable. Maybe I should accept that life as it is now is normal?