Not What I was Hoping For

Well, it is about 4 days prior to "race day" and I ran a brief run this morning, maybe 2 - 2.5 miles; man was I ever dragging butt! I will run another short run on Thursday and that will be it until CRIM day. My mood hasn't been "into it" though for the last couple of weeks. I'm SURE it has everything to do with the beginning of work approaching and my mind can't just focus on the joy of running. After this race, and as the semester begins, I will have to find a way to use running even more as an "outlet" than I did over the summer. It still has a similar effect on my mood after the run and my body feels very good right now - but DURING the run, it hasn't been as much fun. I'm going to consider this as "just a phase" and keep pushing through to see what is on the other side of it. I'm sure it is due to work starting on Monday and once I settle into the semester, and find my new schedule, I'll adapt and be back on track.