I'm still a blogging bum

I'm not sure if I'll ever post regularly like some people do.  It takes me too long to write up a decent post.  So, often times I don't. 

Anyway, it's not that i haven't been training at all.  I've been training my butt off, literally!  I'm still training for the MCM (Marine Corps Marathon) on October 30th which means that I run and I run.  I'm currently in Week 14 of my 18 Week marathon buildup plan.  Yay!  Although, Week 17 sounds so much nicer - lower miles and that much closer to getting it over with.  I'm growing tired of running.  I've been running since January.  Last year wasn't a particularly heavy running year for me so I figured that I had to establish a "base" before beginning a lofty marathon training plan.  I wasn't trying to get injured.  Therefore, I did a 20 week buildup before beginning the marathon plan :-)  I'm not growing tired of waking up before the birds, it's more the aches and pains.  The worrying if this pain is going to be really serious and prevent me from completing this run or that run.  I've been very consistent and diligent with my stretching and icing.  So, the running is stressful both mentally as well as physically. I just wrapped up my second of three heavy mileage weeks as prescribed by the plan that I'm following.  It was a 50 mile week  that went a little something like this (Mon-Sun) - X-training, 5, 10, 5, REST, 10, 20.  This week the mileage will dive back down to 34 miles for the week. 

In the short term I have a triathlon to contend with this weekend.  I haven't swam in a month and even before that it was pretty bad.  I'll try to look like a triathlete once I get out of the water but until then it's all about survival.  I'll post a race report next week.

Countdown to the MCM!

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