It turns out I didn’t have time to get into trouble this last month. I was too busy running. Earlier this week someone asked me casually how many miles I’d run this month and I wasn’t sure. It would be one of my higher months, and I knew that, but that was the extent of […]
With a last minute memory jolt that I have a race (and I use that word very loosely) this weekend, I’m actually fine with leaving out the long run. A short-long run would do and anything beyond that is purely going by feel. The nice thing about running more miles than I plan is it’s […]
When I try do too many things at once, I have a bad habit of feeling like delegating something that I’ve failed. Of course with more things to do than hours in a day to do them, something is going to slide. For me that usually starts with less sleep and slipping up on my […]
It’s hard to believe I’m starting Week Six of my training schedule. It’s kind of scary in a way. This is how the weeks just roll by and next thing I know, it will be taper time. There is usually no plan for my Monday run, but today just felt like a good day for […]
After a lighter training week and a few days of rest, I feel really fresh and recharged again. The minor residual cold symptoms are pretty much sliding under the radar with no effect on me now. Having had time to think and review the last five weeks, I’m ready to adjust my training schedule. I’m […]
Really? A nostalgic long run? That sounds silly. My long run for today was hanging in the balance. Even when I left the house, feeling much better, I knew that I’d need to take it one mile at a time. There was every chance I might have to turn back and cut it short if […]
Time for Marathon Mind Games. It’s going to happen. The thing about dialing back on training is that you have more time to think. Oh, that thinking … it opens up way too much and that’s pretty much where I am right now. It’s time to do a quick check on my marathon mindset. The […]
There is something really frustrating about being ‘almost sick’. I have had this lingering cold and it’s enough to make me feel crappy. I don’t feel too sick to run, or bad enough to stay in bed and abandon everything. At least the day started this way. The morning started off with a great, comfortably […]