Been a While

I am currently on vacation so the opportunities to attend to my blog are few and far between.

With some input from Keith, I have changed my running philosophy for the short term and am focusing a little on long slow distance for the time being. Last weekend I did a 17 miler and this week my runs were 8, 10 and 20 miles - all at my long slow distance pace. There was one exception.

On Thursday night, I returned to the scene of the crime - the place where I started last Summer - the Downtown Dash in Corner Brook, NL. It is a 5K race. I didn't feel great during the run - too much food while visiting relatives on vacation - but managed to pull off an 18:55 which I am happy with. This placed me in 11th overall and 2nd in my age group (40 - 49). I would like to note that I was first in a few categories that were not reported on - first in the 180 pound plus category, first in the non-resident Newfoundlander category and first to cross the line without racing flats ;-)

If you have ever cared to look at my bio, you will have noticed that I was hoping to become competitive with my childhood friend in running a Marathon. I think that day is getting closer.