1000th mile

It's hard to believe but I've logged 1000 miles for 2007. Not only do I feel fit and full of energy, I've also found a sense of peace. The world around us is moving fast and running has brought a sense of happiness and balance in my life. Must keep running.

2nd Marathon Complete

The city of fountains is also the city of hills. My buddy Dan (his first marathon) and I set out to beat a 4 hour time and the mission was accomplished. Well barely, we came in at 3:59:03 which is 13 minutes faster than my first marathon. I'm very happy and thankful for all the support and cheers along the way. I'll reflect more on my thoughts at a later post, but here is a picture video my wonderful wife Maria put together.




Links to the pictures

Go Time

I'm off to KC to run the city of fountains marathon.

Taper

Two weeks until I toe the line for my second marathon. I'm currently in the taper mode of training which means the long runs are over, the total weekly miles should decrease, and my diet should improve. How do I feel this time compared to last spring? Well, physically I'm in better shape and haven't experienced any major pains. Mentally I know I can finish the race which is good, but I have higher goals. My first goal is beating my previous time of 4:13 and second goal is beating the 4 hr mark. The second goal has me a bit worried...how can I make up 13 minutes? Will I go out too fast and crash around the 20 mile mark? Overall, I must say summer training has been much more difficult than the winter training mainly due to the hot humid weather and busy schedule. Although I've hit my long run targets I don't feel the overall consistency was there this time. We'll see what happens. It has been great to run with a partner and I look forward to crossing the finish line with Dan totally exhausted with a great sense of accomplishment.