Training Lapses (and ending them!)

While working from California last week, I didn't make time for two of my planned runs.  After taking a redeye back to New York I excused myself from my Thursday and Friday training because I was too tired.  I did run Boomer's 10k on Saturday but my planned long Sunday run ended up being only 2.8 miles (it was supposed to be 10).  Additionally I managed to get a ferocious sunburn that caused my leg to throb just by standing, so I skipped my Monday and Tuesday runs.

After nearly a week of very little running and virtually no strength work, it's time to get back into the habit of running again.  I have the luxury to not worry about taking some time off since I'm not training toward any events at the moment.  So how do I get back into the swing of things?

I'll simply continue my training plan as if I had completed all of the past week's runs.  I can't make up the lost time so the best thing to do is push forward.  Life happens, and sometimes even running falls to the back burner.  Its good to realize when it happens and nip it as soon as possible!