02.05.10

This week I decided to do my long run on Friday instead of Saturday like I normally do.  I did this because I didn't want to run 8 miles in several inches of snow tomorrow.  I thought I could pick a time this morning when there wouldn't be much traffic and there would be minimal snow.

I was kind of right about the minimal snow part, but the roads were still kind of slick because it had started snowing and spitting iceballs.  And I was completely wrong about the traffic.  There was much more than I expected.  There were a few times I had to stop running and wait momentarily off in the grass.  Let's just say I was thankful for the times I was running on sidewalks (most of the time) and thankful when I finally reached home after 70 minutes.

02.03.10

The remaining training time I have for the Indianapolis Mini is nearing 3 months.  Today I made sure to map out the rest of my long runs and what mileages they need to be.  Last year the most I ran before the race was a 2-hour run, which was somewhere around 13 miles.  This year I'm shooting for a long run up to 15 miles before the race.  I'm hoping this will give me more "umpf" at the end of the race.  Last year the finish line could not come soon enough - the last couple of miles were pretty hard.

May 8th will be here before I know it!  I can't believe I only have 3 months left to train!