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Gym, Tempo, Long

That's the story of our lives right now. I'm reading the most famous Marathon book in the game right now, which is "Marathon" by Hal Higdon. This is the 4th edition, and I picked it up at B&N the other day (along with Nancy Clark's "Marathon Nutrition") while I was attending a PD on Thursday (yes, on parent-teacher conference day). It's fascinating, informative, and motivational, although I think we're going to stick with Runners' World's training plan for now since that's what we used for the half and we felt really good about it. So, long runs on Saturday or Sunday (depending on weather and when we can fit them in). Short runs on Mondays, and longer midweek runs on Wednesdays (peaking at 10 miles). Then, gym on Tues and Thurs, with chest, tris, and shoulders on Tues (the worst!) and back, bis and legs on Thursday. And there's some scattered races on Saturdays which we'll add in for extra mileage.

The book has some great tips though, for half marathoning and marathoning, and makes you want to go the distance. It's interesting because it actually explains reasons behind things that other magazines/articles/novels just tell you to do. Now I know WHY. Plus, running will add 6-9 years to my life. And I love life. I would have read more, but I managed to cut my eye (again) and the pain has been too much to stand. Being at work was awful, as light makes it worse and all I wanted to do was put on a pirate eye patch and an ice pack. Only me. Sigh. Though, I have my follow up appointment today and it should be all better with the stinging antibiotics I've been dropping into my eyes every 4 hours. Which is awesome, because running with glasses in "wintery mix" and on trails with rocks and twigs is NOT fun. Imagine! Snow in October! Trick or Treat?

So, motivational quote of the day, "Tough times don't last but tough people do."
A.C. Green