Wave On Wave

Mile upon Mile I got no direction.
We’re all playing the same game
We’re all looking for redemption
Just afraid to say the name

"marathon"...that's the name and the game and I don't need any direction, I just need to run mile upon mile! I can't believe I have not written an entry for two weeks. How does time slip by so quickly? Not writing isn't because I am not running. To the contrary, I have put in some excellent miles over the last couple of weeks, although a bit difficult with the humidity, they have been excellent! Difficult miles make future ones easier.

I started an entry called "Round Here" which I will still publish because of the oddity of the morning, running in such thick, wet humidity. It is worth describing. The song "round here" starts with "I step out the front door like a ghost into a fog..." It was so appropriate for that morning. I will finish the entry and post it.

Last week was a very good training week totaling 47 miles, inclusive of a 18 miler over 3 hours with a follow-up 9 mile slight tempo/slight fartlek on the boardwalk in Belmar. I needed both the accumulation of time spent running and the individual long run to gain some confidence in training. I will continue the 3 hour runs over the next 8 weeks along with hill work and tempo runs.

Summer is an interesting time to train because of the humidity and heat. The fall brings welcome relief and easier running all leading up to marathon season. I am so looking forward to the Baltimore Marathon, my 15th marathon. It has been since January that I ventured out on a 26.2 mile trek, the last one being in Las Vegas. I miss the marathon when I have not run one in awhile. I believe it was Frank Shorter who said, "You can't run your next marathon until you forget about your previous one." I needed the time after Las Vegas which was my 3rd in 4 months and 5th last year. Although I never forget, I have become motiviated to train for and run the next. I don't forget because I learn from those experiences...how else would I improve?

We all look for redemption from the previous or I should say improvement from the previous so mile after mile, I have no direction but I do have intention!