So far so good

Well its march 25Th and the weather still sucks here in Michigan. I caught some kind of bug after running 22 miles two weeks ago but seem to be back to my old self now. I have been able to put in 67 miles since Friday and look forward to a good week.The MNP race is a little over two weeks away and I have not ran a race this year,you better bet against the fat man, I think not! I'm looking at starting slow and adding another sub 24 hour to my 100 mile list of finishes. I have also been checking out other web sites and blogs and can't believe how many people are offering coaching services and running advice. I think its cool that the sport is excelling and moving ahead and that in the near future some of the young studs might just make alittle money. I myself am not very coach able and like to run how I feel ,and I log my miles on a calender.I love the social aspect of the races and the people I have met in the last four years. I thank the good lord fore giving me the opportunity to return to running after hanging my running shoes up for ten years. I look back at those early years and don't think think I would change a thing. Running has always come easy to me and I know I can run 100 mile races well ,on 50 miles a week but the real challenge in my life right now is finishing school. I think that this is the race that has been the hardest for me to finish and I can see the finish line and think I WILL FINALLY MAKE IT!

Howdie

Is the weather ever going to break or what!I have just about had it with running on the treadmill.I did get the chance to run on the rail trail with my little buddy on Sunday and that rocked out loud.I'm on spring break right now from Mid Michigan Community College but I'm also enrolled in the accelerated bachelor's program at Ashford University(online).I will be really glad when May comes and I only have one class at a time. I should graduate in September of 2009 with a degree in social science.All these classes have taken away some of that training time that I'm used to.I'm hoping to get two 25 mile runs in before MNP 100 and a few 15 milers.I'm not really worried about how the first 100 of the year goes,I just want to be out there enjoying what the trail has to offer(mud and blisters!).Well I'm going to put a few cold ones away(carbs) and I'm going to try to get a couple of hours in on the trails tomorrow.Later