Target: Fresno

We booked the airfare. Heading to Fresno, CA to run the "Two Cities" Marathon (Fresno, Clovis) November 8th.

That means my training started Monday. Week 1: 28 mi. Done. Tired.

180/30

180 miles to go, 30 days to do it. That's 6 mi per day. Not looking too good. The Holidays aren't conducive to logging high miles.

1000 Miles

So, ever since I began running regularly (2003?), i've always thought it would be cool to log 1000 miles in a year. I've never done it -- mostly because it requires steady running, and I tend to be fairly streaky. Anyway, my tally for 2008 is 803 miles. I've got 197 miles to go, and 47 days in which to accomplish it. That averages out to about 4 miles a day -- very do-able.

Pushing Through

After consecutive 40-mile weeks, i just wrapped up 38 miles for the last week of May. My legs are sore and tired - looking forward to the rest day tomorrow (skipping cross training). As the Spring season ends and the heat of summer begins, i'm having a hard time fitting in all my runs at reasonable times. Tonight, I had to run from 8-10 pm (woke up late, and didnt want to run in the heat of the day)

Robbin' Tuesday to Pay Wednesday

The title is kinda weird - I know. It means that if I skip my Tues. run, i typically do it on Wed. But then my Wed. run gets pushed to Thurs. And unless I double up on one of those days, I'm running on Friday -- my rest day. When I do that, i put myself in bad shape for the weekend runs -- a tempo or PRP run on Saturday and a long run on Sunday. Well, that's what Im dealing with this week. It's Friday, and I got all my miles in, but my legs are feeling it and I could really use a rest day before running again. Nevertheless, Im going to push through -- only 6 mi on Sat and 10 on Sunday.

Ouch

I broke the 10% rule and upped my mileage last week 16% (29 to 34.8). Not a huge jump, but I felt it. In addition, before my 14 mile long run on Sunday, I did yard work all day. Granted - I did lay down for 45 min before hand. So, the last 3 miles were not fun -- dehydrated and achy. Today, I'm really tired and sore. Thinking about scheduling a massage for later in the week. Thankfully, this is a step-back week (29 miles).

CMM envy

I did not participate in the Country Music Marathon this year. Instead, Mende, Lana and I walk/ran up to the intersection of Belmont & Clifton to watch the masses run by. It was very cool and inspiring. I envied them. Seeing as it's my hometown Marathon, I don't think I'll let another go by without participating somehow - even at the half level.