Training Log - March 3, 2008

Ironman Louisville training window - 879 days

Good afternoon everyone! While it is a very soggy day here in Central Ohio today, yesterday was a beautiful day. A great day to be out on the trails of Creekside Park at lunch. And that is exactly where I was yesterday.

The temp was around 65 degrees and quite windy. I decided that because I haven't been able to get to the park to walk since February 6th that I would only do 2 miles for this week's walks. I completed the walk in 36:09 with a pace of 18:04. It was good to get out again .... I can't wait until its that temp on a regular basis!

I did get a little encouragement for my training for the Columbus Marathon. It came in the form of a phone conversation with an end user at another building. He stated while we were working thru a computer issue that he heard that I ran. I replied that I didn't run but instead walked and did many 5K's and other races and did the half marathon. His response was along the lines of "oh you just walk ........ well that's better than doing nothing" ?!?! I checked the results from the Columbus Half and Full Marathon for 2007 and did not find his name listed there. I also forgot to inform him that even though I was "only walking" I finished ahead of 286 others including 3 runners. Oh, well. I'm sure that he would have a good excuse to counter with.