Seeking a better country...

1 hour on grandma's treadmill.  Not much to write home about.  One episode of the Office and 2 of Jeopardy.  I totally nailed the Boston RedSox category.

4 marathon pace miles.  25 degrees outside, very little traffic to smoot park and back.  I settled on 2 marathon training plans today.  I'll bounce back and forth between the two, depending on the schedule and snowfall.  Incubus is definitely great running music.

7:24, 7:30, 7:31, 7:11 

4 more miles; Ricks creek and back,  around 30 degrees.  I was a bit slower, and my gps died.  Probably 8 minute pace.  I had no dinner tonight because of choir, so now I'm having chocolate milk and Oh's.  Air quality is poor, and my throat feels funny.  I guess it's back inside until the air clears.

4 more on the treadmill.  No TV.  I ran the first two at the usual treadmill pace, then pushed it up to 8.1 mph for the final two.  It didn't seem too bad, which surprises me, since my treadmill and road results seem so different most of the time.

 It's pretty warm outside, for January, and I'm disgusted to live in a place where the air pollution is so bad that I am compelled to exercise indoors.   That said, it's a huge blessing to feel great and run, inside or out.

I went to meet the RoadRunners.  They didn't show up.  My quest for a running buddy continues.  Despite the poor air quality and low temps (20), I got 10 miles in.  I looped Davis Blvd, up 400 E to Bntfl Blvd, and back down in a roundabout way to get 10.  I saw 2 deer cross the road, and a nasty roadkill bird.  And some people.  

8:34, 7:52, 7:54, 8:33, 10:29 (steep climb, lazy walking), 8:20, 8:11, 7:37, 7:22, 7:07.

 Last year I religiously followed my marathon training guide.  I put in the miles, but I never ran hard and fast for the long runs.  They tell you not to.  How are you supposed to prepare for a race by not running in your training like you are hoping to run in the race?  I'm shooting for a 3:10, (really a 3:16).  It's no problem to do the 4-6 mile runs at a 7 minute pace.  But the long ones?