Coming up with a plan

7 mile tour de fields. I did 6X strides uphill. Really more like plyometrics since the hill was so steep. I'm going to try to do some easy running and strides this week. I'm usually tired from my job, so I'm going to try to combat that by running slower on runs by myself. It doesn't feel any easier, but it's bound to be good for me. There is a big 10k in Austin in about a month. I'm thinking of trying to set a reasonable goal (somewhere between 33:00 and 33:30) halfway between embarrassing and ok and trying to get motivated about it.