In the past three weeks, all but two two of my 12 runs have been on the treadmill. And prior to that I seemed to spend more time on the trails than the road. I’m pretty sure the marathon I plan to run in March will be on the pavement, not a treadmill and not the trails. That’s why I need to put in some miles on the asphalt.
But it’s been cold, real cold two weeks ago when the temperature was 0 degrees. On that day I needed to run 18 miles. Unsure if I could do it, I hopped on the treadmill, armed with Season 4 of Seinfeld DVDs, Gatorade and GU. Slowly, but surely, I managed and in the process set a distance record for me on the ‘mill, surpassing the previous long of 17 miles. And then last Saturday, it was cold and windy. So again, I headed to the basement and cranked out 14 miles with 10 at goal pace. It wasn’t easy as I hoped it might be but I could check off another run. This week? Snow and ice kept me indoors for three runs. Tomorrow? We’ll see, but sooner or later, my feet need to pound the pavement.
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