run a 10 mile week

I had another 4 mile day today. I just need two more miles and I’ll have finished my goal. I have 2 more days…. I HAVE to finish this one… then new goal…. Two 10 mile weeks in a row…. gulp….

So I finally just said, ‘Enough is enough,” and got to work. Today I ran 4 miles (according to the internet it was 3.879 miles (but that made Park Ave a straight line instead of all curvy) hence, the first day of the week is almost half way through this goal. Tomorrow I need to do the same run. The only problem is that it’s getting cold here in Rochester, NY, and it can be hard to breathe. I live next door to the Y. I should take advantage, I just like running outside soooooo much more….. hmmmm…. this is a predicament….

So this hasn’t been going as well as I had planned. When your day starts at 7:30 with classes and ends at 11:30 with brass quintet with 1 hour in the middle in which to eat and breath, there is little to no time to run. I need to dial down my rehearsals maybe. Right now I’m playing 4 to 6 hours of ensemble rehearsals a day (unfortunately that isn’t even an exaggeration). I don’t want to dial back orchestra (I really have no control over that anyway!) but I think wind quintet needs to either go or be reevaluated.
This running thing is actually harder than it looks. The sad thing is, I know that the running isn’t that big a deal for me. This goal is turning into something more along the lines of “re-prioritize my schedule.”

School is great. I love what I’m studying and I wouldn’t rather be doing anything else with my life, but between being a full time student at a major music conservatory, freelancing, studio work, and orchestral and chamber music jobs that pay not only for school, but life in general, I have little time left for anything else. I used to be a hardcore runner, and during the summer I do a great job of staying on top of things, but during the school year, in Rochester, I have a hard time finding the time to fit it in. I went from running 4-6 miles a day to nothing. If I can get in a 10 mile week, I’ll be back on track.
I feel disgusting. I’m not sure I could do 4 miles now! I’m planing on 2 miles a day over five days. Starting tomorrow. (Running at 2 am isn’t smart in the city!)
Cross your fingers for me! I need to get on this.