Marathon Training

I went for the longest run of my life this morning. Hell, I went for the (then) longest run of my life last Sunday too. Why all of this long running? I signed up for the Eugene Marathon and plan to be ready to go for the May 2nd race day. Just six weeks from today. I haven't had a ton of time to prepare for this puppy since I signed up less than a month ago, but my body seems to be responding well to the training. I got in 16 muddy miles this morning and felt really good until the last two when I started running uphill in ankle deep mud. That sucked a bit, but was ultimately very satisfying when I got back to the truck and couldn't see my running tights below the knee. Wish I had a picture. It was spectacular.

In other news, I love my life! I had my heart broken by a girl over the weekend, and I am already feeling great again because I am constantly surrounded by so many awesome people. I am sitting on the couch rocking out to the Gipsy Kings while Jeff is downstairs getting his gear together for a 40 mile nordic race next weekend. He and his girlfriend Sarah are racing from Crested Butte to Aspen across the Elk Range with over 7,000 ft of elevation gain. Lesley is in the kitchen cooking meatloaf while wearing her roller skates. Mel sat me down this morning and made me tell all over coffee. She had me laughing and smiling within 15 minutes and even managed to get some food in my stomach before the run. I feel so fortunate that she and I are at a place where that is an acceptable conversation topic. Melanie really is one of my best friends and a totally positive force in my life.

I have had some other awesome life events recently as well, incarceration and promotion, but I will save those for another post...