I wish y'all could have heard those voices in my head this morning:  Rest, you had a great run on Monday; You deserve it; Just relax; You've had so much stress going on; You don't have to train every day; You're comfortable; Just stay under the covers.

    The temptation was so strong, but I know that if I'm going to accomplish my goals in this upcoming 5K, then I'm going to have to do the work.  You can't have one without the other.

    So, I got out of bed with my mind on my mission:  to do a "speed" workout on the treadmill.

    Brenna Crowson, a very good friend and an incredible athlete and personal trainer suggested I do a speed workout in the middle of one of my training runs.  It's kind of aggressive, but it's just what I need to go the distance next month.

    Here's a quick breakdown on how this goes:  I began with a five minute walk, and then a ten minute easy jog.  After that, I run hard for three minutes, then 3 minutes easy and repeat that four more times.  Folks, this is a good hard workout.  Brenna says it's very appropriate for 5k training.  Humpfh!

    Honestly I felt great when the workout was over.  Tomorrow, it's back to the great outdoors. I've already checked Greg's 7 day forecast.  Rain chances are minimal.. not much sunshine... cooler temps.  I'm riled up and ready to run.  Nothing to do, but make it so.