February Running Totals

Not all of these miles have been pretty, or particularly fast. But here is the total number of miles I've managed to crank out this month.

83.36 miles

I was very excited heading into this weekend because if I pushed myself I could get to 100 miles in just one month. But there was a problem-- at running group I went too fast with a dog that pulled too much and now have a very angry right side. As in right ankle, right knee, and right hip. Apparently 7 miles in an hour and ten minutes is still out of my league.

So I've taken the weekend off. Because it's not that I run so much because I love pain, it's that I run so much to AVOID PAIN. In May I am going to run a half (13.3 miles). In October I am going to run a marathon (26.6 miles). I want to work hard enough between now and then so that (while not necessarily fast) these miles will come without too much strain.

The number one rule, of all the training guides I've read is to listen to your body. So while this weekend was the nicest Minneapolis has had since October, I'm going to just sit back and not hit the pavement. Hopefully March will hold more miles, better form, and less pain. Onward and upward!