Motivation

Alright, I'll admit it. When I get up at 5:30AM to run and I can see the vapor ofmy breath because it is cold, I do not feel motivated. If it is raining I don't want to run. In fact, if the sun isn't shining, I get unmotivated.

But today, I am cutting work short and I am going to run for three hours in the woods on a nice path. Yes, I will have to carry a water bottle, but the sunshine always motivates me.

And I surfed 2-4 ft clean clean waves on a NNW right down the street from my house...with no cop hassles. Actually that is why I am feeling so good today!

On getting sick, then bouncing back

I did a "quick" nine miler this morning at 8AM, trying to bouce back froma few weeks of being under the weather. This is a step back week for me, this Saturday I'll do 14. Then on to 20 miles next week!

Big Weather Change!

Did five miles this AM. I will rest on Saturday, then
run 18 on Sunday. BIG WEATHER CHANGE! BRRRRRRRRRRR!
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-
342 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2005
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 KNOTS BY EVENING.
OCCASIONAL MORNING SHOWERS ENDING. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FEET BY EVENING.

Daily Lakefront Runs

So I am up to 16 miles per run, next week I'll do 18. I am REALLY tired and got a cold in the last few days. So I took a few days off.

What I need to work on is my ability to climb hills during a long run. The hardest part of the NYC marathon is the Verrazzano Narrows bridge coming off of Staten Island. And that is quite a climb!