Week 2

It's amazing how many excuses I come up with to explain why I can't go running. Today it was, "Nah man, we can't go running at noon...it's too hot out." The day before I was tired from standing on my feet all day at work. Earlier that morning I was groggy. The day before that I begrudgingly made it out for two miles, but the day before that I skipped out for a road trip to Los Angeles (couldn't turn down luxury box seats for a Galaxy match). Earlier that week I had a sore throat that sat me down for three days -- I probably could have run on the third day, but my legs were stiff from sitting at the computer all day...and I ate too much for breakfast...then ate a tasty, but greasy lunch...and capped the day off with a heaping helping of spaghetti marinara and pizookie (no room to run with that fantastic food lineup).

I've still got time for a run tonight, but I'm weighing my options. I should bite the bullet and get out before the sun goes down (check that, I just glanced outside and that is no longer an option...add writing blog entries to my list of excuses). I decided to wait until the end of the day, but then I ate a late dinner and Jason called me up and told me that we're bowling at 9 p.m. Bowling! I can't miss bowling! So, the run may be postponed for a later date.

The last two weeks haven't been a total waste. Although I've spent very little time physically preparing for a marathon, I've fine-tuned my diet to include the proper caloric intake for a runner putting in high mileage (note to self: better add miles to my workout plan or I'm going to get fat).

I also came to a troubling realization: running a marathon is going to be a lot harder than I thought. I put in a 6-miler last week along with a 4-miler and a 2-miler. That gave me a weekly workload of 12 miles. Added to my week one total, my mileage is at 20 total over 14 days. A marathon is 26.2 miles over about 4 hours (at my anticipated pace) and I could only muster 20 miles in 14 days. Uh oh. What have I gotten myself into? You mean I might actually have to push myself for this thing? Damn.

Week 2 Summary
Day 8: 4.6 miles, 35:19, heartrate of 132-138 bpm approx. 2 min after the run

Day 9: Off / Sick

Day 10: Off / Sick

Day 11: Off / "Sick" slash I'm a lazy bum

Day 12: 6 miles, 48:08, heartrate of 132 bpm approx. 2 min after the run

Day 13: Off

Day 14: 2.2 miles, 16:48