Today my gym partner Jose Bag had to bail on meeting me at the gym. So I got a chance to do something I normally don't....run in the sunshine on a weekday. Ok, that does sound weird but during the week I run at night under the stars. Sure it's hotter and more humid than in the morning but it's the whole I don't get up before the crack of dawn unless it's a long run day syndrome. Needless to say, it's a totally different experience.
While running I did however come up with some ideas for my training. Starting with my long run this weekend. I've been on the fence as to whether or not I should make up the 22-23 miles I missed 2 weeks ago or just jump ahead and do the 25 miles this weekend. OK, the safe/smart thing to do would be to run the 22 miles. Being hard headed and needing to prove something to myself I've actually decided to do a marathon even if that means doing the 25 and a cool down walk of 1.2 miles. It'll be my personal race. I'll come in first and in my mind for a brief moment at the end of my race, I will be a Kenyan. The made up imaginary people at the finishline (by my car) will be cheering wildly as I finish. BTW, in case you didn't know this, folks with adult ADHD have great imaginations - we almost never get bored on long runs.
I'm about 4 weeks out from my next ultra (50K in Nashville) and 11 weeks out from the JFK 50 miler. I've been missing one key ingredient in my workout....hills. Gosh, how in the world could I forget to put those back into my routine? (Probably becuase I hate them) There are a couple of good size hills close by that I'm going to start hitting on a weekly basis.
OK, that is the report for today. Run strong and happy friends!! |