Wow, I really need to make a better effort at update this more often!! Regardless, here I am. So I've taken the last couple of weeks off from running to basically reset my body. I was feeling some pain behind my right knee that was being compounded by sitting in my cruiser at work. But after not running for about a week, it's feeling much better. I'll try it out today with a few easy miles and then gradually build back into a steady mileage week. I've got a long way to look ahead. My next planned BIG race is going to be the Vermont City Marathon again. Loved the course and I think with the amount of time I have to train, I can have a huge break out! The difficult part is going to be staying focused until then since the race isn't until May 20th! However, my plan at this point is to build strength and speed through the winter. I'm going to gradually build in double days to add mileage to my legs. On top of this, I'm hoping to get to a few indoor track meets, hopefully to build up my speed. After the winter season is over, my 14 week marathon plan will begin. I've spent the past few days building my training plan and it's going to be a killer training period. After having built in double days through the winter, I'll be looking at running double days every day, with 75 percent of my weekly totals being above 100 miles for the week. My highest week right now looks like 130, we'll see how I feel! But this is the time for me to get serious because I learned earlier this week that I've gained a sponsor. I sent in an application to SUGOI and received an email back saying I had been accepted into their brand Champion sponsor program. SUGOI makes some fantastic clothing and I'm very excited to promote their line of running apparel. This sponsor is going to be the key to my motivation! Well, let the training begin, wish me luck as it's going to be a tough winter! I'll keep everyone posted on how the training is going!
