Running Shorts

So yesterday was (I guess you could call it) the first race of the fall schedule, the Hudepohl 14K. Meh...it was an ok race. I can't complain too much, being that I've only been getting back into training for a month or so. On the one hand, it's a little disappointing to be 2 1/2 minutes slower than last year, but on the other hand those two races aren't really comparable. Last year I was at the peak of my marathon training and had been doing a lot of race-specificity work. This year, I...have only been running mileage for a month after taking 3 weeks off with Achilles' issues. Time for trite, overused platitudes to make me feel better about running slower: You're only going to run as well as you train. That's super cheesy, but it is true. Last year, this race was an important part of the lead-up to the Chicago Marathon. I was prepared to run pretty fast. This year, this race is just a part of me getting back into shape. So really, I can't complain...

Basic health lesson: chocolate milk is one of the best recovery drinks post-workout. I don't remember exactly why (History major here), but I've read a bunch of different places that it is. So anyway, I got to thinking: If chocolate milk is the best recovery drink, then milk chocolate must be the best recovery food. I mean, right? Nutrition works that way, doesn't it? Yeah, sure, why not... So here I am after runs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBhxIyT8Slg

...And on the day after that last post, I overslept and didn't have time to run. Awesome. Off to a great start.

It's been a while...again. My bad. Only one post in August? Shame on me. Although, in my defense, not really much had been happening with my training; I spent most of August on the disabled list. I wanted to be careful with some Achilles' tendinitis, so I took about 3 weeks off before getting back into it a couple weeks ago. In that three weeks, I lost a fair amount of my fitness from the summer, so any shot at a fall marathon was and is now out of the question. But that's okay, I'm in need of a new mental and physical approach to my training. So consider this the start of that new approach. (And this time I need to stick to blogging.) The goal of this new approach is a spring marathon. Maybe the Flying Pig again (I did win free registration at a race a few weeks ago, so that's hard to turn down), maybe some other race. Hell, it's a long way off, but maybe it'll even be a fall marathon. The point is, I'm doing a long build up for the goal race - ...