Week Final

Well, turns out the addition of a baby and a busy work schedule cut down on my time to actually write here so the last 8 weeks went without an update.
Some highlights though;

• Dropped lifting from my routine to get more miles in headed for a goal of 2,000 for the year.  Turns out just running is a lot easier that way.  
• Hit a max week mileage of 53.25 miles
• Sticking to a mile a day on vacation sucks!  We went to Petoskey, WE fest, week at Big Cormorant Lake, and Detroit over a 3 week span in August. It's not the doing it, it's the logistical time.

Things I learned

• The hardest part of running a mile a day is the logistics.  Always go for the run as early in the day as possible because you never know where things will go
• Running more is easier. An 8 miler on Monday is harder if Sunday was a 1 miler not a 4 miler.
• Invest in insoles. I've run roughly 1350 miles on my current pair of shoes with the same Dr Scholls inserts and I have had no pain or injuries that I couldn't fix by changing run patterns (i.e. I had some thigh tightness that I fixed by doing downhill sprints and leg exhaustion fixed by increasing distance but decreasing pace for a few runs)
• It's impossible to keep weight on.  I dropped 20 lbs that I didn't need to loose and still ate everything in sight.
• Reintegrating a lifting routine sucks! I feel beat up and sore after every workout and run only days now are so much more difficult than when I was just running. I see this both as proof that cross training is necessary for all around fitness but that great running results only from running.
• When I started my tired pace was 8:00 min/mile, relaxed was 7:45, and in the zone was 7:30. When I finished my tired pace is 7:30 min/mile, relaxed is 7:10, and in the zone is 6:45.  Great running comes from more running!

And now some stats!

Yeah, that's right, Loki.