February 26th – Rest Day, Sort Of

February 26, 2010

After doing two-a-day workouts for most of this week, my plan was to take today off and rest.  Unfortunately, I had a really frustrating day.  It was one of those days where everything just goes a little wrong.   In the past, when I had a bad day I would go looking for some drugs.  Fortunately, these days my drug of choice is running so I headed for the gym.  I had a surprisingly good run followed by a really tough leg workout and left the gym feeling much better.

I noticed just now that I just crossed the 450 mile mark.  My goal was to be at the 500 mile mark by March 1st so it doesn’t look like I am going to make it.    I am a little disappointed but I made some real progress this week.  I am going to keep up the two-a-day schedule for the next couple of weeks.  If I can keep this up, I will be building mileage quickly over the next few weeks.

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Quick Stats

Days Drug Free: 353
Miles Run: 474.89

Quick Inspiration

"It is a sublime thing to suffer and be stronger."

--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"They say you can't run away from your troubles. I say that you can."

--John Bingham, The Courage to Start

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

--Martin Luther King Jr.

"Everyone in life is looking for a certain rush. Racing is where I get mine."

--John Trautmann

"A marathon is like life with its ups and downs, but once you've done it you feel that you can do anything."

--Anonymous

"The more I run, the more I want to run, and the more I live a life conditioned and influenced and fashioned by my running. And the more I run, the more certain I am that I am heading for my real goal: to become the person I am."

--George Sheehan, M.D.

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