run on, sentences

Another month behind me, more miles beneath my feet.

pitter, patter

A couple of notes. I’m running lots of short runs right now, but that’s cuz I’m following Hal’s spring plan. What I’m most proud of is actually doing all these runs, as tempting as it is to stay in bed in the morning and go “it’s only a couple miles, I can skip it.” Instead, I’ve gotten moving. And it isn’t so bad.

(yeah, right, it was 32 degrees yesterday. That’s freezing, people! )

Another thing is that thanks to his 4 times a week schedule, I feel stronger and less tired when I do run. I have the beginnings of actual leg muscles, now. I don’t remember that before.

And why do I think so much about ‘before?’ Because I’ve lost a ton of fitness. In October I ran 57 miles. This month I’ve managed 40. Now, that’s more than January, and almost as much as January and December combined, which is a Good Thing. But last February I ran 59 miles (fifteen runs) and in April I ran 14 times for just shy of 80 miles. So, in my mind at least, I have a lot of room for improvement. There’s no way I can do the 8, 10, or 12 mile runs I was doing less than a year ago. Five miles is a lot right now.

And in case you’re keeping track ala the t-shirt, I’ve run 26 times so far in 08; so my ratio is about 26 to 1. Not something I’m particularly proud of…

One thought on “run on, sentences”

  1. You are being too hard on yourself. 17 mile difference is only important if the metric by which you are measuring your success is distance. I think the more important metric is the fact that you have been doing this for MONTHS. Your stick-to-it-iveness is really the metric that deserves accolades and is really the true measure.

    Im inspired by it.

    You are doing awesome.

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