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.

I’m lacking in this goal.

Since I’ll be able to sleep tonight (thanks the Movistar project is done) I’ll be able to wake up early tomorrow and start training at the Omar park. I’m still unsure how long that track is but I’ll find out tomorrow.