Happy New Year!! I had grand plans that while I was on vacation I would write long and fascinating blog posts, and then I never turned on the computer. I did keep running though, logging my first double-digit run of ten miles the Saturday before Christmas. I ran on the rural-ish asphalt roads around my parents' house in upstate New York. It was gorgeous scenery, and the run was as close to a piece of cake as ten miles can be. I got totally into the zone in the last few miles, and when I got to my stopping point I was actually disappointed. In addition to my first ten miles, I also had my first ice bath that day. YOWZA! It was way, WAAAAY worse than the run. But I felt myself getting stiff after I stretched out, so I figured it would be a good idea. And it was – on Sunday I felt completely and totally fine. No soreness at all. So I am now an ardent supporter of the ice bath, even if it does approach the height of masochism to exhaust yourself running and then climb into a bathtub filled with frigid water and ice cubes. I almost laughed at the absurdity. This weekend I'm up to 13 miles…eep. I have to say I'm intimidated. That's basically a half-marathon. I've already started psyching myself up and drinking lots of water and tea. Thirteen miles!!
So, when I started this site I got the little counter deal on the right side because it seemed like a good idea to have a reminder of when this whole deal was going down. When I first put it up the days remaining was like...170 or something in that range. Some safe, large number. Now I look and its below 100, which sort of wigs me out. But I'm still confident & feeling good about my running. Since I started training, let's say 70 days ago, I have doubled the length of my long runs from five to ten miles. Now, I have about 83 days (not counting taper) to double it again and get comfortable with running for hours.
To kick off the New Year on a positive note: I know I can do this.
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