A Good Week

Whew! 50 mile week! And guess what folks, 20 of those were done this past Thursday night. I knew I might be able to get a run in that night, as the day progressed I felt better and better, and thought, hey why not?
So I did a 3.19 mile loop 6 times, and then added a little extra onto the end to make it 20. 2:36:54, now if that can be my time for the full race, I will be ecstatic! I have felt strong ever since and think things are going well. I blitzed a 6.5 miler yesterday, and then another 8.5 today, and if I can get out of bed, 10 in the morning. The temperature has been great, so why not enjoy it?
Dad is moving along quite well. He has done a 3 hour run now, and is not feeling anything bad in his legs. As long as he can make it the rest of the season keeping his training consistent, he will be doing just fine and should make all 42 k this fall no problem.
My uncle is a machine! He is running races all over, including the star studded NYC half a week ago. From what I hear he gave Ryan Hall a run for his money, wink wink. He is feeling great and has found a great training rhythm.
What has been a great encouragement has been being able to watch the world championships this past week. Yeah everyone I was at work, but I have ways of pulling these things off...bwa ha ha...anyway, I have learned three things from them. Usain Bolt is out of his mind. Kenya and Ethiopia have a stranglehold on all things distance. American distance runners have done way too much in the past year, and need to rest a bit.
Consider this, Kara Goucher, our bright and shining hope for winning a World Marathon Major, or even the Olympics one day, has in the past year, competed at the Olympics in two events. Ran the NYC marathon a month and a half afterwards, run the Boston Marathon that spring, and then just competed in the World Marathon Championship. TOO MUCH. It is a story like this with all of our distance guys and girls. Flanigan, Tegenkamp, and others have simply not given their bodies any rest after competeing at levels we have not seen for years from American runners. Anthony Famgmeltti and Ryan Hall are probably the only two major distance guys who sat out the championships this year, and it probably was for the best. These guys, especially Hall, have a lot ahead of them.
Enough on that. The bug is in a lot of people's ears about the fundraising. What else can I say about this orginization. It is so touching to hear and to read the stories about what so many have to go through, and about the brave fight of doctors, parents, and patients. This is a cause worth supporting and one that I think I will run for many times to come!