Hey guys, hope all is well. This week 61 miles with a 14 long run yesterday and a 4 x mile Weds w/3 min rec, 6:18, 5:58, 6:09, 5:49. There was a hill in the middle and I went back and forth on the same stretch. The grade was steeper on 1 and 3 thus the slower miles. It felt good to do some miles. It's been awhile.
Topic of the Week: #1 Sleep (cont.) #2 The Starting Line
Towards the end of last weeks thread Arete asked a question about increased mileage affecting sleep. It was also suggested that we make it this weeks topic. Some of us responded already so maybe those that didn't may want to comment or have some suggestions. Hopefully Arete will fill us in on how things worked out for him so far.
Also I thought it might be good to hear how everyone got started into running. Did you start early in school or later in life and what actually got you started, was it a friend, family member or some inspiring person or moment?
For me I started at age 33 after 7 years of marraige followed by a year of indulging a bit too much. Me and a friend of mine both decided we had enough beer that year and decided to play raquetball again like we did years before. He had been running and asked me if I was interested in training with him for a 5 mile road race in 6 weeks. I said "what's a road race"? So I started running, trained with him, ran the race and felt like I was going to have a heart attack at the end. It was all good, the training, the race, the post race party, the people and I couldn't wait for the next race. So what's your story?
Post away!