With a few weeks of runs under my increasingly roomy belt, my training schedule is about to get serious. No more greasy grub the night before a long run. Not only do I have to be more careful about what I eat to fuel up, I also have to increase the volume of food. Soon my eating schedule will resemble that of veal: snacks before and after each meal topped off with a midnight snack. My vampiric craving for carbs will no doubt result in the loaf of wheat bread leading its fridgemates on a quest to drive a stake through my protein-rich heart.
It's no secret that I'm a big basketball fan. I recently read an interview with the Timberwolves' newest #1 pick Karl-Anthony Towns that had a great motto for marathon training. He said you can't make up for yesterday. (If anyone has thoughts on where I should get my 2019 NBA championship trophy tattooed, let me know in the comments). This is going to be my mantra when I have to choose between dragging my bones out of bed versus hitting snooze.
My current run schedule consists of three short runs during the week and one long run on the weekend. Soccer and tennis will provide cross training on non-run days. As the marathon gets closer the 18- and 21-mile training runs will take a higher priority while a couple of the shorter runs will fall away. So when my alarm rings for a pre-dawn run I'll tell myself I have to get out to run because I can't make up for yesterday.
As a post script I'll leave you with my current top three run jams (warning: these might have lots of bad words):
A fundraising update, I'm a third of the way to my goal! A big thanks again to everyone who has contributed. Any size donation to my American Cancer Society campaign would be greatly appreciated. Here is the link: http://bitly.com/1SOoyr4
Here's some of the data from my last long run before my family reunion on a short trip to the homeland.
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