Tag intervals

My name is CBloss and I have a confession to make. I hate intervals. I feel so much better now that I've said that. Let me back it up a little bit. I have this friend. She's very fast. She's also a triathlete. She's a tiny thing that gives the boys a run for their money--including her boyfriend. She's a really good friend of mine. I've known her for about 6 years now. I saw her start her first tri. I've seen her finish many other races. She finishes strong. She always makes it look unbelievably simple. I'm completely proud of how far she's come. She's earned it. She eats, breathes, sleeps training. If that makes any sense. For years, she's been telling me to add in certain workouts into my running. For years, I have ignored her. For years I only did what runners call junk miles. For years, I haven't really PR'ed. It's been three years I think. To be fair, I haven't been doing the training I once was. My boyfriend isn't active nor are the people I work with. Which really doesn't motivate me.