I’ve had three great runs already this week, even with it being a step-back. I think most of it is due to the change in attitude that I forced on myself the other day. I’ve really only changed one major aspect, and that is my diet, with the second aspect just requiring myself to meet the workout I intended to run (for example, if I set it as a pace run, do a pace run, a hill-workout should be on hills).

I feel alot better not eating so much and I have realized that I do think i’ve been eating more than I should be. I cut out my nighttime ice cream, and although it sucks right now, i know i’ll get over it. I can’t continue to consume 800 calories worth of ice cream every night and think i’ll hit my weight goal. The only thing I have to watch for is to make sure that I am eating enough, and not cutting it back so far that I effect my training. I don’t feel hungry, so thats a good thing, and I’m back to consuming water like crazy as well. I have a rough weekend coming up, so I hope I can stay on the wagon here with my eating … we head off to Wildwood tomorrow morning for 3 days of fun in the sun.

I intend to try and get my 14 miler in tomorrow morning before we leave, so that will leave just a 6 miler left on Saturday while I am at the beach. I always enjoy the runs down on the boardwalk and in that area, and I hope it clears up my bad feelings about the Ocean Drive marathon that I currently have. I have to remember that my poor performance in that race had nothing to do with the area, the course, or anything like that, it was my inability to stay focused and work hard to reach my goal. I think this comes at a good time as I am working on my attitude … should be a good weekend I hope.

I’m winding down the end of the step-back week, and back into hard training next week .. its hard to believe that the halfway point of the training is coming up soon … wow, how fast time flies!