Start of Week 2, Marathon Training

I did three miles as I was supposed to.  Three is almost routine now.  Not such a big deal.  I have ironed out the kinks with the Nike Plus and the Ipod and reworked some of my song choices.  I also know that a miles takes me 12 minutes so 3 miles takes me 36 minutes.  I multiply by 12 and know how long my run will take.  It has become more routine for me to do the run.  I have to work it into Juliet’s nap schedule, so I often go when she is asleep.  Jeremy mans the baby moniter and I can get out and run. 

 I have also started thinking about what marathon to run (IF I actually run one)  The Omaha one is September 23.  Now, vacation is pretty hard for me to get but I just HAPPEN to have it that week.  Also, Omaha is my home town.  So that seems the most logical.  Having vacation at that time seemed a little wierd.  It removed a big obstacle for me, opens the way for me to actually run it.  But I hear Omaha has a lot of hills.  But I can always go down there and drive it one and see how bad it is.

 I don’t avoif hills when I train.  I actually like them as they push me to get just a little stronger on the runs.  Sometimes on flat terrain, I will do a 10 second all-out sprint as part of my run, sprint, recover, sprint, recover.  I am well aware that the more I tax myself, the more I will progress as an athelete. 

 This week culminates in a long run of 6 miles.  That seems long but I think I can do it.