Another run is done

Okay, Massoman, I stole your line.

Today was a summer day by Canadian standards, so this morning I ran 3.5 miles - rather grudgingly, I must admit. I would have preferred to stay indoors - I don't know what it is; maybe it's the mid-term break coming to an end, and me trying to squeeze in as much "down time" as I can before the pace of things picks up again...

It's been a mixed week, really. You'd have thought I'd have appreciated having more time to run, but running's not always been among the things I've wanted to do. Every time I get some time off, I keep thinking, "When I don't have all this free time, what would I wish I'd done with it?" and keep trying to pad it with work in the hope that the working weeks that follow will be easier ones. In short, I work when I have free time, so that when it's time for work, I have time free. But I don't really feel "refreshed" after a break; rather, I feel I haven't stopped. Surely that can't be good.

Anyway, I ran without the watch, and thought about doing 5 miles, but I felt bored, and couldn't really be bothered to push myself to run under 35 minutes again, so I came home and did some circuit training/weights instead to salvage things. Thanks for the helpful suggestions in the previous posts. I seem to have lost some comments for some reason - Bob, Zara, and 3Rs, don't think I've deleted them - for some reason they are just not showing up.

My immediate goal is to consistently run 5 miles under 35 minutes, then work on lowering 10K and 1/2M times, before thinking about my sub-4 marathon.

Last chance for me before I head back to the daily grind, and any comments on this are appreciated:

When you have free time, what's the best way to use it wisely, and without feeling like you're wasting it?