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Today I was supposed to cross train.  I intended to, kind of.  I wanted to run a hard 3 miles and do some weight lifting at a gym.  But silly me forgot to check with the gym that I had never been to before.  It's one of those lame members only gigs, and it's not even staffed.  The only way in is with a code you punch in.  Which I guess you have to call and give a credit card over the phone?  I don't know.  Whatever.  Bottom line, the gym didn't happen for me today.  So I ran a hard 3 miles instead (in 28 minutes) and did a handful of pushups. 

I feel like I should do workouts like that every Friday, which I usually call a rest day.  It was really nice today to do an easier workout than a 5-mile run or dumb Jillian's DVD.  I'm thinking about doing a 5K on Saturday, but then I'd still have to get in 7 more miles.  It likely depends on how tomorrow night goes as to whether I'll get up bright and early and run a race.  I haven't ran a race in Quite Some Time.  I don't like to be compared to a pile of other runners, most of who enjoy it and do it religiously.  I'd just assume compare myself to myself.  However, distance-wise, 5Ks are looking even more tempting than the 10Ks I said I should stick to earlier this week!