Tire flip, headphones and other rambles

I saw an article in the Star-Tribune yesterday.  It was about a guy who wanted to run 93 miles in 24 hours on a treadmill (http://www.startribune.com/local/north/38239339.html?elr=KArksUUUU)  At first, I thought, let Diane challenge the guy…  She will always be the queen of treadmill training in my book!  Then I thought, I know so many people that could do this easily… I might sound like I am diminishing his glory, but Adam flips a tire, and I think he can do over 100 in 24 hours on a treadmill…  Enough said.  What I know about most successful ultra runners is they are so humble.

 

I never thought I would get rid of that cold, which still lingers a little…  I believe it is lingering as I need to get some sleep.  After being sick all last week and sleeping for what seemed like forever, insomnia has hit me as I try to get caught up.  I monitor my time sleeping and morning pulse rate, among other things; I have slept 20 hours in 6 days… (THAT IS LESS THAN 3.5 A NIGHT...I AM NOW ON AUTO PILOT AND FORGETTING WHAT I AM DOING.)  I hate taking sleeping pills, but I think I need to head to the store and stock up.  They just make me feel so depressed!

 

I did run yesterday and felt good.  Just 3.1 miles in 32 minutes.  I also got an e-mail saying Grandma's Marathon no longer bans headphones.  They still encourage people to refrain from using them to enhance the full atmosphere and experience of the race.  I did enter.  I have to.  I have said it many times on this blog; I had a goal in 1985 to run 25 years in a row.  I have 24…  I am unsure I want to fail, but I am already so nervous…  It does not seem like such an accomplishment until I look back at life changes, injuries, and all other things that could have stopped me but did not!

 

Saturday looks like a great day to head outside.  I finally have 3 weekends where my tennis team only has me working a match daily, which is nice.  But then I have three weekends where any training is impossible, with tennis being 12-14 hours a day…

 

Starting March 21, I have only one whole weekend of tennis through May 16, so I look forward to getting a solid 6 weeks of weight loss and training.  Until that point, I aim to build a solid, consistent base of 20-30 miles a week.  Over the next 8 weeks, I plan on getting my average miles into the high 40's and slowly creeping into the 50's through Grandma's.  At that time, I will decide whether to work an aid station at the Superior 100 or ramp up and go for it again?

 

Two weeks from today, I will be in Munich, Germany, with my son. I have never been to Germany, so it should be so much fun! 

 

Carry on!