Back on Track

So i took a couple months off of running (or being productive in general) because I had breast reduction surgery (which is  helping ALOT with my running). But I am finally back on track. I actually have been on track for a few weeks now.  The big race is exactly 16 weeks away, and I am loosely following the Hal Higdon training guide. By loosely - I mean I was supposed to run 6 miles two weeks ago, 7 miles the week after that, and I am actually only up to 5 miles right now for my long run.  Surprisingly, I'm not too worried. I am a firm believer in not pushing myself way too hard, because I have done that in the past and it only ended with an injury.  This does not I won't be pushing myself-  obviously I am. However, I plan on running 7 miles next weekend, meaning I will be somewhat up to speed with the training calendar.

I believe my biggest setback in all of this going to be a lack of motivation.  It's already hard mentally pushing myself, and I'm only at 5 miles. I am going to need a running buddy soon to keep me from getting bored on my long runs.

I'm glad to be back, but I've never been a huge fan of working out so the big challenge here is keeping myself interested in this whole thing.