New Short Term Goal-100 miles For January
I used to run 25 - 30 miles per week and up to 45 or 50 for a marathon. Now my strategy is to run quality miles 3-4 times per week. This combined with 2 days of strength training hopefully will get me to Boston and have me acheive my time goal. I spent a lot of years logging in “junk miles”. I believe the extra miles (run at a slower than my natural pace) contributed to my injuries. I wasn’t consistent with strength training, so in all fairness I wasn’t doing everything I could to stay injury free. I feel good now as I am ramping up my long run and doing my tempo runs and speed sessions. Time will tell if I’ve found the formula that works for my over 40 body. My short term goal is to log 100 miles this month. 
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 01/27/2008
- Time: 12:00:00
- Total Time: 00:39:00.00
- Average Heart rate: 152
- Max Heart rate: 168
- Calories: 350
- Distance: 5 miles
- Average Pace: 7:48.14/mile
Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a 
4 comments:
Nice run! Were your legs sore from yesterday? Mine are!
This is a good, sensible, yet challenging way to look at things.
What’s your total for January right now?
I had a little hamstring fatigue, but not bad. I have 88 miles in so far. 100 is reasonable for the month.
Once again you inspired me. I will attempt to reach 100 too, although it may be unrealistic given the snow. So far I have about 79, with 3 days left. HMMM maybe not!! But you go girl I catch up next month. I was really really sore from Saturday! OUCH