finish strong
looking back, the most miles i had run in May was 206.5 in 2003. i figured i might as well extend my constitutional a bit so i could push past it. since i was a little tired from the fourteen miles the day before, i opted for a “flatter” route along the fox river recreation trail and covered the eleven miles at an easy pace.
looking forward, i’d like to cover two thousand miles this year but am currently eighty miles behind that pace. in terms of a near term goal, the most miles i’ve run in June was 217 back in 2001 – – which may be attainable for the upcoming month. something i’ve still got to work on is consistently getting in the longer runs on the weekends.
objectively, getting past 200 miles for the month isn’t much of a milestone, but it is an indication that i’m finally getting in some decent training. the last time i was over 200 miles for the month was August of 2008 – – which was also the last time that my racing performances were up to par.
MTD – 208 miles (27 runs in 31 days)
YTD – 748 miles
Odometer – 30,256 miles