Dropped in on the Crackheads this morning at the River Market, and who's the first person I see but Pat! Then Ali is there too and she's running with Pat -- perfect. I did five miles with them, then peeled off while they went into race pace mode. I ended up doing 8 with a loop around the Capitol, getting started on my third thousand miles of the year. Ran over the new bridge at the Clinton Library for the first time, which is a very runner-friendly bridge, much more so than Big Dam.
I'm starting to formulate a plan for 2012, and actually December. I'm going to try to take off as little time as I can get by with after CIM, and try to start in on a steady diet of 6- 7- 8-milers with the occasional long run on weekends. Variety will be with speed work. Maybe a couple of short races in the spring, but no marathons until Stockholm. Then shoot for Indy Monumental in early November. The goal will be to build a strong mileage base through March, anyway, train hard for Stockholm and even harder for Indy. Hopefully I can be consistent enough with the mileage to top my yearly PR in 2012. | 