1,000 miles and Counting

I did it! I passed 1,000 miles of running this year. I had a goal to hit 1,000 mile when I started running on January 1, 2008. Consistency is the key to meeting a goal like this one. I am planning the same goal in 2009.

We ended up with a little over 8” of snow so far from this storm. It is really hard to measure the actual snowfall. But, it was less than originally predicted. As expected, the footing on my run this morning was a little treacherous. I still went out there to get my training run in knowing the pace would be much slower than usual.

I have found that in training for a marathon I can take a day off here and there and not affect my overall fitness level. It is just hard for me to miss a day as I look forward to it. As I said yesterday, I love when the snow is falling and everything is so quiet out on the road. There was very little traffic this morning making it a safe run.

The snow will continue through today. My long run tomorrow will be a challenge if the roads and sidewalks are not cleared off. I will assess the conditions in the morning and decide what to do then. Until then, I think I will just sit in the living room and look out the windows at our winter wonderland.

Here are my training totals for this week:
Dec. 14 – 10.20 miles (1:29:40, 8:47 pace)

Dec. 15 – 6.00 miles (54:30, 9:05 pace)

Dec. 16 – 3.00 miles (23:25, 7:49 pace) – Speed work
Dec. 18 – 6.00 miles (53:16, 8:52 pace) – Tempo Run
Dec. 19 – 6.00 miles (53:51, 8:58 pace)

Dec. 20 – 6.00 miles (1:00:20, 10:03 pace)

Total Miles: 37.20 miles

YTD Miles: 1,006.48 miles