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Back to the Grindstone

Was I really just on vacation? It sure doesn't seem like it. I ran 4 miles with Shellie last night and need to get in at least 9 between today and tomorrow, then another 21 on the weekend, for a total of 34 for the week.

I'm scheduled to do 18 on Saturday and 3 on Sunday. We shall see how that goes. I signed up for Kenyan Way to run some of my longest runs with Shellie. I love my Houston Fit people, but I'm just not good at adding the extra miles I need to run by myself. Houston Fit is doing 12 this week and there's no way I'd do 6 extra on my own. For now I just plan to bounce back and forth between Houston Fit and Kenyan Way and I might even just do a few runs with the group that I'm doing St. George with who just train on their own. This is the one downside to doing one of the earliest fall marathons around - no one to train with!

Next weekend I'm heading to San Diego to run a half marathon. I'm super excited! My goal mileage for the weeks between now and St. George looks like this:
August 4 - 34 miles (18 mile long run)
August 11 - 30 miles (half marathon race)
August 18 - 37 miles (18 mile long run)
August 25 - 40 miles (21 mile long run)
Sept 1 - 34 miles (16 mile long run)
Sept 8 - 42 miles (21 mile long run)
Sept 15 - 25-30 miles (13-15 mile long run)
Sept 22 - 20-25 miles (8-10 mile long run)
Sept 29 - 34 miles (Race Day - Oct 4!)

That makes me tired even typing it...I can't wait to try and actually do it all!

Comments

greyhound said…
I'm running totally solo right now, with no group rides or masters swim. It's like having daily oral surgery.
August 6, 2008 at 5:11 PM
TRI TO BE FUNNY said…
Looks like you are right on target for St. George--if you can handle the constant Houston humidity!
August 9, 2008 at 4:50 PM
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