TITLE: Getting Back to Normal
AUTHOR: Eugene Wallingford
DATE: March 06, 2007 10:19 AM
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This "slow and steady" thing is starting to pay off.  Last week,
I ran a week of four-milers, six of them.  That doesn't seem
like much after four years of marathon training, but...

While recording mileage in my running log, I noticed that this
was the first time I had run four days in a row since January
2-5, and the first time I had run five in a row since
<EM>November 27-December 1</EM>.  These weren't fast miles,
for the most part, as I let the "run come to me" every day.
But then on Friday, I had a pleasant surprise.  I found
myself falling into a steady, comfortable run -- at
sub-marathon goal pace.  It felt great!  Even better, I didn't
feel too sore or tired over the weekend, and so was able to
finish off my week outdoors on the ice.

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This week, my goal is a week of five-milers, six of them.  I
ran right at MP on the track this morning, with the rest of my
runs for the week planned outdoors.  Tomorrow, I head to
<A HREF="http://www.cs.potsdam.edu/sigcse07/">
   SIGCSE 2007</A>,
in Covington, Kentucky ("the other Cincinnati").  My more technical
readers can look forward to some CS-specific writing in the next
few days.
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