The Slump

So I'm in a bit of a slump these days.  Since the race I've taken some time to relax.  Two weeks after the race I ran some 30 plus miles in one week, which was a new record for me.  Then life took over.  I had a work trip to go on and I was busy getting ready for it. Then while on the trip I only had access to a treadmill, I hate treadmill running.  Since returning home from my work trip I haven't ran once.  It's been 14 days.  I had planned to run last night but my wife asked me to stay home and hang out with her.  We hardly see each other anymore since we work different shifts and she works on the weekends on occasion.  I didn't want to pass up the opportunity of some time alone with the woman I love.  It seems like everything is getting in the way of running.  My wife and I have races coming up on the 26th.  I have a 10K, which should be pretty easy since a 10k is pretty much my everyday run, and Mary Ann has a 5K.  It'll be her first race and she's not ready for it.  We were running a few days a week together but our schedules haven't allowed it the past two weeks.  Not only that, the Jogging stroller has all the tires flat thanks to some sticker burrs puncturing the tubes.  I should be able to get them fixed tomorrow morning though.  My plan is to run the next four days straight to kick start myself.  While it is a little bit of down time for me until I start training for my next big race I don't want to loose the ground I've gained over the past six months.  Maybe with the cooler temperatures and shorter days I can get things done.  I also need to make some changes to my diet.  I've started to notice that I eat a lot of junk.  We'll wait and see how that goes.  So what's next up on my plate?  Well I've planned for the family to run the Heritage Oaks Bank Family Day and Fun Run in Paso Robles.  It consist of several different races but I'll be doing the 10K, Mary Ann is in the 5k run (her first Race), and Lilly will be doing a Diaper Dash, a 5 yard Crawl.  I'm starting her early.  I just saw that the Warrior Dash is coming to Hollister in October which sounds like a good time.  I'm thinking about joining that just for the beer.  Then I plan to start my training in October for the Pasadena Marathon taking place in February.  It'll be my first full Marathon and I'm really looking forward to it.  Hopefully I can make it with the crazy schedule I have coming up with work and the holidays and what not.  So here's to pushing out of slumps and moving on.  Time for the next step in this crazy life of running I've involved myself in.  Thanks for reading and thank you even more for your support.