So I just realized, because I’ve been thinking about my feet today, that I have 609 miles (980 km) on my current pair of New Balance. Holy crap! So far no troubles with them, so I’ll keep going, I try to start a new pair on the first of a month, to make it easier to keep track of miles. It’s interesting to see the differences in wear patterns from my first pair of running shoes until now. This all came about as I was marveling at my feet with only a couple blisters and just a little blood from a toenail twice. That’s through all the training and races, in rain, snow, whatever. I hear all those things about the horrible things that happen to runners’ feet, and so far, 4 years in it’s just not happening.
\nBeyond that I entered all my marathons on the Marathon Maniacs website today. 18 races, having to sort through results to get as much information possible. I really should have kept up with that the whole time. That was my mistake. But 18 marathons and ultras to date, with two more for this year, that’s 20 lifetime! I like nice round…numbers, and that’s perfect, I didn’t plan it that way. This is assuming I finish Philadelphia and Roxbury, I hope I do!
\nI did not make it to the club run tonight, perhaps next Monday, but I wanted to take it easy today. I will get back on the training tomorrow, hit a few miles, try and keep pace with what I want in Philly and see how I do. That and I have to start working on actually losing a little more weight. I know I’m carrying too much around and I know that’s slowing me down. At 5’10” and 175 lbs (177.8 cm and 79.4 kg) there’s just too much weight on my frame. Losing 10 lbs (4.5 kg) would definitely make it much easier to hit pace goals. Time to formulate a real plan, it gets much more difficult to lose weight the more weight you lose. Something to keep in mind if you’re journeying to lose some pounds. The more you take off the harder it is to take more off. So don’t get discouraged and be ready to change your tactics. That’s one thing I can definitely share from my journey.
\nI’m going to get some rest and get ready for another fine day tomorrow. Have fun, keep running and remember, if Gil can run, then so can you!<\/p>\n