I'LL TAKE IT

I didn’t make it onto the treadmill for another run last night. Amy was gone and Katie was having a hard time falling asleep, so I didn’t want to be in the basement running. Instead, I posted this interview with one of Minnesota’s (and the US’s) up and coming marathon runners.

And since I didn’t double-back last night, I decided to get up earlier this morning and bump my mid-week medium-long run to 13 miles. That puts me at 76 miles for the last 7 days. I was hoping to get to 80 before cutting it back, but that’s all right. I’ll take it. Normally I like to cut back at the end of a week, but with a race on Monday, and having built up pretty aggressively since Boston, I’m going to cut back starting tomorrow.

This graph shows my 7-day rolling mileage since mid-December (pre-skiing). Day 136 is the taper for Boston, then a few days off before ramping back up.


I mentioned that I’ve been listening to some podcasts while running because I’m able to focus on the conversation better than any other time during the day. Some people get fired up listening to certain music, but for me, listening to Matt Tegenkamp talk about knowing racing is going to hurt, sticking his nose in with the Kenyans, grinding out the last 800-1,000 meters of a race, etc. does the trick.

One of the things I like about the podcast is you get a better feel for the runner’s personality and how much they love what they’re doing. With that said, Andrew Carlson is fast becoming one of my favorite runners.

Two of my other favorite runners, Matt Gabrielson and Katie McGregor have updated their journals. It’s nice to see that Matt is having fun with this project. Katie, on the other hand, is focused on the trials.

Quote of the day;

“It has always been apparent to me that speed is not one of my assets. Instead, endurance and determination have kept me competitive over the years.” - Ashley Anklam