Waddling Around

So i've basically been a hobby jogger the past 3 weeks. Upon entering a 2+ week long vacation with nary a thing work-related to consider the entire time, i thought i was going to have ample time to do nothing but run and lift. I was sorely mistaken. As it turned out, visiting relatives involves a far more strict and irregular schedule than my normal work week. With 2 days consumed by 9 hour drives, numerous family meals and outings (such as visiting the Newport Mansions which was pretty cool), some late nights spent with my cousins who i don't see often, i found sleep, and consequently runs, hard to come by. A relapse of WoW on the days that i wasn't on family vacation also sent my desire to run plummeting(Though a relapse i believe i have recently regained control of...until the Alliance once more beckons my sword and shield to battle!). Ant may(or may not) be proud to know that i actually sucked up my hatred for all things early in the morning and woke up 4 times at 6:30 to get in a double out and back 7 miler in the bitter, windy, cold of the North.

Right now i'm not training for anything, and am simply running 5 days a week, and lifting the other 2(for the aesthetics and lols). When i run, i run between 6 - 7 min pace, or basically however quick i feel like going. Friday was a quick 7 with strides, Saturday a medium 58 minutes, Sunday a medium/hard 10 miles, and today was an impromptu progression run on the treadmill for 45 minutes starting at speed 6.5 and ending at 11 while increasing the pace 0.5 roughly every 5 minutes. Unlike Ant, i can afford to not be disciplined, and am in fact relishing it at the moment.

It's been fun running quicker, and i think i will make some trips up to the track to do some intervals and maybe get in decent mile/5k shape as long as i don't have any long distance races on the horizon?

I've started listening to some new music and while i haven't really gotten into the indie scene(not that i even really know much about music genres anyway), i'm obsessed with this song and it will be the pioneer of new digs to my ipod...
http://vimeo.com/26265524 (no doubt Max has heard it in NZ by now or well before)
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82172699/ (awesome cover. the girl vocals melt my cold heart)