Here's Coach Dave Dunham on the importance of a training partner:

Megan here:  Wow.  That's a tall order, coach.  I can see your point, though.  Commitment to a training partner would definitely get me out the door on those harder days.  There is a person I could ask.  She comes to track workouts, runs at my pace, and our kids are in school together.  I will ask her.  

On a side note, I've been thinking about how I can revamp my weekly schedule to make my workouts more automatic....and less likely to be missed.  I have a few ideas I'll include in my next post.