Just keep running

Eric, I don't really think you HAVE to do 10 miles every day. Sometimes it is better to mix-up the mileage to keep from getting stale. Next time, the day after a a particularly hard run just run 4-5 miles nice and easy. I think you will find you recover more quickly by doing that, and you won't compromise your next "hard" run.

Don't pay so much attention to mileage goals that you miss the payoff that simple consistency can bring.

Have a great week, and heres to a wonderful October! How is your house?

I agree with Bonnie. The same length of run can get the body feeling bored even if it is a different run. I miss my runs up anywhere from 3 to 20 miles plus. Most of them are in the 5-8 mile range and then mix in the longer runs. Mix the pace up too. I used to think that every run had to be progressively better than the last. That put me in depression if I was not improving on speed. the only time that is important is in a race.

My goal now when I run is to either go out slow for the warm up then put the middle portion of my run at a faster pace then slow down at the last portion or start out slow and get warmed up then gradually build my speed up so that each mile is a little faster and ending fast....then do a little cool down or walking.

Bonnie, house is coming along, slowly, but steady. It is barely starting to look like home.

Bonnie/Scott, I've taken the advise from Sasha on building up the mileage to 10 daily miles, 6 days a week; with a long run every 15 days. I can manage the 10 daily miles ok now, but the long runs really drain the body and it takes longer to recover. I will keep this up until december (I have my first marathon then). And see how things work & how I feel during (& after) the marathon. Not looking to race it, but to run it and finish with a nice decent time.

I appreciate your comments & suggestions, and they do count. Its just that I want to give Sasha's advise a try & see how it works out for me.

I hope October goes well for you! Forget about September and have a good time running!

I agree with Bonnie about mixing it up a bit. I am also subscribing to Sasha's training philosophy of 10 miles a day, but I get bored if I don't mix it up a bit. So, if I have a day where I am feeling good and the run is going well than I run a little extra, like 10.92 intead of 10, then, when I have a day later in the week where I am very tired or my body is rebelling, or I am pressed for time, I "cash in" the extra mile or two and only run 8. I think the 6 days a week is more important than exactly 10 miles every day. It's better to run 6 miles two days in a row than it is to run 10 miles one day and then skip the run the next day because you are drained mentally or physically.