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February 20, 2005
Running again
Today was the first "long" run for me since January (6.4 mi., 9 min pace). Difficulty with my Achilles tendon and then the flu have kept me from running, but today everything finally lined up for a good run. Good in the "I did what I planned to" sense. My strength and endurance are still well below where I had hoped to be at this point. I think I can get back on track for the marathon, but I need to do a little more detailed planning to know.
My thought is to spend a few more weeks doing 2-3 mile daily runs, and build up to 10 mile weekend run. From there I need to pack in the long (12-18 mile) weekend runs. That's the "fun" part. I hope to finish my training with a 20 mile weekend run about 2 weeks before the marathon.
I was reminded today of how solitary running is. A well organized and attended marathon is really crowded with runners and spectators. It's a great time overall, but when I'm running in the marathon I keep thinking "where were all these people in February"? I was glad they were all someplace else today. The quiet was really nice.
Posted by pgutwin at February 20, 2005 4:18 PM
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I miss my real running buddy, as my Virtual one is much less responsive to the conversation I try to have with it... I'm bummed that I won't be home in time to see you run the marathon: I guess you'll just have to run it the next weekend, too, so that I can cheer you on.
Posted by: Rebecca at February 21, 2005 9:07 AM
I'll come see you run the marathon! (if running in it can be considered "watching"...)
Posted by: Diana at February 21, 2005 7:40 PM