Ran 15 this morning. I counted 13.1 of it as my Worldwide Half entry. Since 1) I had never run this far in my life and 2) I hadn’t run this far since April when i ran the Big D half, I had a strategy. I would start off slow–or slower than usual–and take walk…

Running 15 on Sunday (tomorrow). Farthest since my April half-marathon. I’ll update after the run (well, after a ice bath, then a nap, then update).

Lots of little news items this week: 1. Got tired of driving 20 minutes to buy 4 clif shots at a time, so I ordered a whole case. Saving 25 cents per pack and got free 2-day shipping from runningwarehouse.com. While I was in the ordering mood, I also bought a pair of Injinji socks,…

September: 81.2 Mi August: 68.3 Mi July: 60.5 Mi June: 59.7 Mi May: 45.4 Mi April: 26.0 Mi Ran 81 miles in September. Marathon training ramping up. October will surely break that as i get into the teens and twenties!

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I submitted an entry to the podcast this week. I just downloaded and will listen while running 10 miles on Sunday. Let me know what you think and if you think I should give podcasting a try. I am the first segment after introductions. http://theextramilepodcast.blogspot.com/

So sorry I have been late in posting. My sons have started playing soccer and they play two games a week. My bloggin’ time is usually in the evenings after they’ve gone to bed, but with all these games, I find myself pushing it back one day, then two….. Had a GREAT 4 mile run…

The miles are adding up. This chart shows my runs from August 15 through Sunday September 14. Here are my Monthly DistancesSept: 41.1 Mi August: 68.3 Mi July: 60.5 Mi June: 59.7 Mi May: 45.4 Mi April: 26.0 Mi I am well into marathon training and after a step-down this week of only about 18…

Neat link on Hill running:http://www.coolrunning.com/cgi-bin/moxiebin/bm_tools.cgi?print=104;s=2_1;site=1 This is a solid piece on Cool Running that discusses the affect Hill running has on your speed. Most of my hills are in my regular runs, what some call “passive hill running.” What most of the research I have read concludes is that long hill repeats (400-800 meters) and…

I had a great run on Sunday. 9.3 miles. On Tuesday I was scheduled to do 4 miles of fartleks. I started off nice and seemed to get faster with each mile. So my fartlek run became a tempo run. I felt strong over the 4 miles. Each mile had a negative split and I…

What a corny title. I should have called it “I really feel good about my long runs.” For the past three weeks, I have moved from 7 to 8 to 9 miles. I have started about 45 seconds to 1:10 slower than what I guess is my goal marathon pace. As the run progresses, I…