The title of today's post is referring to my new running persona, not the ridiculously lame 80's band of the same name. I have been doing almost all my runs in the evening, sometimes relatively late. I have almost completely bagged my mile training program, as I am enjoying my long, slow leisurely evening trail runs too much. We've also been having some mild weather, which makes being outdoors more tolerable. I managed over 50 miles this week and will gradually start building my miles over the coming weeks, so that when my marathon training begins in earnest around mid-January I will be in the 60 to 70 mile per week range. I broke 2,700 miles for the year, which is a personal best and should end 2011 around 2,800 miles. I think I'll shoot for 3,000 miles in 2012 and also break the 100 mile mark for a week. Oh, and of course, break 3-hours!
Looking forward to spending Christmas Day at Mom's this year. She has managed to get everyone together, so should be a large and festive get-together. We have a few runners in the family, so I'm organizing a Christmas Day run through beautiful Alexander Ramsey Park. Join us if you are in that neck of the woods.
Why is it, I can comfortably run 15 or 20 miles on a Sunday morning and my legs feel okay, but I spend an hour or two walking around a shopping mall and I feel like I'm going to collapse under my own weight? My legs and feet are really, really sore and mentally I am completely drained. Don't know how people shop on a regular basis. It's a tough sport!
Happy Running!
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