trails and back to backs

With the first week finishing with a little 2 mile night jog tonight, the weekend was able to close my start back into running with back to back runs, thus concluding the first week with 4 days in total - 2 of which done at McAlpine.

As this now brings the race to 17 weeks away, I am happy as it feels this season of training is off to an easier and better start than when I undertook my first marathon training last November. I would attribute that to the base of miles that are still somewhat fresh from that whole go around as I got my body back in shape for the race in Fort Lauderdale back in Feb.

Definitly going 5 miles out of the gate, twice, on the first week is something I didn't do in week one of Ft. Lauderdal, and is by all accounts more comfortable than the long 4 miles I did back then as well.

Yesterday I met with David and we started from the Old Bell lot and did just over 5 miles in just under 40 mins, and the pace seemed overall pleasant. We kept the pace steady throughout, and ran to the course and tacked on a lap around the lake before heading back to the parking lot off Sardis Rd.

Those 2 runs at the trails being the meat of the week, I also did 3 miles with Oelz around our neighborhood on Wednesday. It was pretty hot -and it was just nice to be able to get another day of running under my belt.

After watching golf from....well, I won't say because it's absurd at how long I sat on the couch and watched the PGA Championship...I was feeling restless and decided I had no reason why I shouldn't go knock off a couple miles to get some energy out and shake my legs out from yesterday's run. Let me also just say regarding the last Major golf championship that went on today, the coverage you have to sit through with CBS almost makes it unwatchable, as they show 4 mins of golf shots, and then break for commercial for 4 mins, cycling all throughout the round. But what a round it was, ending in heartache and legislative BS rule calling on the comeback kid, Dustin Johnson. It's a shame he got the screw job from the tight ass rules committee with his 2 stroke penalty being applied after a very hard to justify sand trap rule after he finished out in a tie for 1st and seemingly heading to the playoffs. It wasn't to be, and so we have another unknown player winning another major, with Phil Mickelson being the only rootable player to grab one of the big ones in 2010. From all that though, it will be nice as Bubba Watson appears to have locked up his spot on the Ryder Cup, adding another cheerable talent to the last interesting golf match of the year.



5 miles (saturday) 39:35 (7:55 pace per mile)
2.1 miles (sunday) 17:38 (8:22 pace)

Week 1 of 18: 15 miles