Take care of yourself

Just a regular 10-pounder.

 

6 more days in the book: 415 minutes, 8,740 calories, 29.62 miles.

Last 3 weeks: 1,235 minutes, 25,855 calories, 85.12 miles.

 

Today I decided on the seventh mile of a 7-mile to see how fast I could bust off a mile. Turned it in 6:12.

I have a stair climb race on Sunday, although I don’t know what to expect and I’m still long-running tomorrow, since the marathon is my real white whale.

 

100 punches
100 jumps

100 punches
100 jumps

100 punches
30 push-ups
20 push-ups
25 steps
25 steps

100 punches
100 jumps

100 punches
100 jumps

100 punches
30 push-ups
20 push-ups
25 steps
25 steps

100 punches
100 jumps

100 punches
100 jumps

100 punches
30 push-ups
20 push-ups
25 steps
25 steps

200 punches
100 jumps

 

I am about to turn into a cold-blooded killer on Monday, when it comes to training. Marathon is May 6. I basically have five more weeks of hard training, and then a couple of taper weeks, to buckle down and go for my Boston Qualifying time.

 

Don’t post pics.

 

Toe pics?

 

Yes.

 

Toe pick.

 

You're no fun!

It's going to be a fun run at this for me. I first got it in my mind to run Boston more than 16 years ago, when I ran my first marathon. At the time, I was two hours over the qualifying cutoff. I wouldn't even tell anyone that was a dream, because I would have been rightfully ridiculed. Last time out, I was two minutes over the official qualifying time.

 

Had my stair climb race yesterday. Four 45-story skyscrapers. Up one. Down the elevator. Repeat. Sixth year in a row in this for me.

I finished in 21:04, 16 seconds faster than last year. And 15th place, three spots higher than last year.

Then I went up and did it a second time with my son. And finished in 638th place.

 

Great job. Did you have to throw any elbow?