Thor's Running Journal

 I started listening to musicals on my runs. I'm a fan of the idea of musical theatre, but frankly not really a fan of musical theatre itself. I don't know it all seems very, dare I say, dramatic? But the idea of creating a story with themes and characters and the use of song for expression impresses me. There is a particular genius in musical theater I can appreciate the way I suppose some people can appreciate the idea of running as a hobby or for fun. But I like challenging myself and trying new things so I've been filling my earbuds with show tunes.  Here is the other neat part. The sound track lengths are about right for various length runs. Oklahoma: 1hr 14 mins / 8-9 miles easy effort miles Sunday in the Park with George: 1 hr 17 mins /8-9 easy effort miles Westside Story: 1 hour 18 minutes / 1mi wu, x7@marathon pace 1mi cd Hamilton: 2hours 22minutes / this is likely going to be two runs Les Misérables: 1hr 44minutes / 12 mile long run Having an audio experience tha...

In August I logged over 220 miles. This is the highest mileage since things took a dip in April. Frankly, I don't think too hard about the total miles that often because I am usually just breaking it down into days. Even when I am looking at daily mileage, I am thinking about the day's goal. Speedwork...easy effort...marathon practice...long run... Just doing what it takes to check off the box for the day. It usually takes until about week 14 before I get to the point of "I don't want to do this any more" and then at that point I figure I only have a few more weeks left so I might as well just get it done. That attitude rarely lasts more than a day or so. More miles are just the outcome of the effort toward the big goal. As awful as it sounds I could run 2000 miles again this year, but if I miss the mark and can't qualify for Chicago (and meet the Boston standard) I'll probably still be a little irritable.  I want to celebrate "the process", and ...