Making Progress

Progress is sometimes hard to see from day to day. The change from any one running day to the next is always negligible, and in fact, might be in the wrong direction. But with the perspective of time, it becomes easier to see how far we have come. I suppose you could also say, with a sufficiently long perspective, I would also see how much I've lost from my youthful peak in my 30's. And while that's true, it doesn't seem important.
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Race Day Rehearsal

It seems February has gotten away from me just a bit. Haven't missed a workout, but haven't put down any thoughts. I'd like to believe that it's not because I haven't had any thoughts, but you can be the judge of that. Saturday's run was my 2nd of 4 Fast Finish Long Runs (FFLR). This run is one of three marathon predictor runs that Greg McMillan recommends. You can think of it as doing an extended warm up, then putting some miles in at Planned Marathon Pace (PMP).

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