End of October

Hard to believe that October has already come and gone! Literally seems like only last week I was still complaining about the heat and humidity of August. October turned out to be a good month of training. I totaled 82 miles for the month, which is my highest monthly total to-date this year; plus, I bumped my long run up to double digits - 10 miles.

Since my last post I have only run twice, did a 5 mile run on 10/29 and did another 10 mile run this past Sunday, 11/1. The "long run" on Sunday (or whatever day you do it) is clearly the most important run of the week. You need to keep increasing this mileage as you approach your goal of a marathon or half-marathon. During the week, when time is more limited, do your "maintenance runs" of 5, 6 or 7 miles. I will run 5 or 6 tonight, then 5 on Thursday evening. I am doing a local 10K (Senior Bowl Run) on Saturday morning, so that will count as my Friday evening run. This coming Sunday, I'll do at least an 8 mile run, more if the weather cooperates.

I've added a couple of new links to my "front page" of this blog; Active.com and Hal Higdon.com. Both sites offer a lot of good articles related to running, so check them out if you have the time.

I haven't talked about my "Tuesday weigh day" in a while, but since today is Tuesday.... My weight continues to fluctuate by as much as 2.5 pounds every week, which still surprises me. My goal is to get to at least 199 pounds, I started at 206 back in August. I had gotten down to 201 for two weeks in a row, then bounced back up to 203.5, down to 203 last week, then today back down to 201. Can't quite seem to break through that 201 barrier yet!

I've signed up to do a local "Turkey 10 Miler" on November 21st. I am scheduled to run 10 miles that Sunday anyway, so might as well do it Saturday and get some more race experience.

So, that's about it for today; except of course for the Song of the Blog! Today's selection is Time is Tight by Booker T & the MGs.

Hope your training is going well.....Ciao