Twenty-thousand, One Hundred Sixty Minutes

Two weeks. Fourteen days. Three hundred thirty-six hours. I won’t go as far as minutes, because this has already become annoying enough. Anywho, no matter which time breakdown you select, that’s how long I have left until race day. Boston Marathon race day, that is.

Thursday, March 25: 8.1 miles in 1:00:00 (7:24 pace)
Friday, March 26: 5.25 miles in 32:03 (ran a 0.75-mile warm-up in 6:20 and a 0.5-mile cool-down in 4:24, with 8 x 800 in between. My splits were: #1--2:43, #2--2:39, #3--2:37, #4--2:40, #5--2:41, #6--2:43, #7--2:41, #8--2:36.
Saturday, March 27: REST
Sunday, March 28: 20.29 miles in 2:34:47 (7:38 pace)
Monday, March 29: REST
Tuesday, March 30: 6.9 miles in 48:13 (ran a 0.95-mile warm-up in 7:42 and a 0.95-mile cool-down in 7:40, with 5 miles at pace--32:51; 6:34 pace).
Wednesday, March 31: 5.24 miles in 39:18 (7:30 pace)

March mileage total: 156.29 miles (and just over 19-hours of my life)

Thursday, April 1: 5.99 miles in 43:10 (7:12 pace)
Friday, April 2: REST
Saturday, April 3: 6.4 miles in 47:51 (7:29 pace)
Sunday, April 4: 14.11 miles in 1:44:12 (7:23 pace)

Random thoughts/observations:

1.) Bowling with your 91-year-old grandmother is quite a bit of fun. She probably would have enjoyed it more herself if she’d been able to pick up a few more spares.
2.) Super Mario Bros. for the Wii is starting to grow on me—I like how cutthroat it is.
3.) The weather couldn’t be much nicer—a bit hot for a long run, but definitely nice on the eyes.
4.) Opening Day (Baseball) is finally here. GO REDS (who are currently losing to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-3)!
5.) HAPPY EASTER to you all, from Calli and me—I hope you got plenty of gut-busting candies, and she hopes you got plenty of sleep.