Vermont T-4 Days

It has been about a week since my last run, although I had plenty of exercise walking during the BMW Charity Pro-Am Golf Tournament last week. I really needed to get out today and the weather cooperated nicely. After work, I stopped to get a banana, power bar and some water. I ate some almonds from my car stash too.

About 6:15 I headed over to the North Augusta Greenway. My goal was a nice easy 4 mile run, about a 10:30 pace. The Greenway is a great place to run. Basically flat, 12 foot paved path, running through a pretty, mostly shaded and wind protected area. I started out easy and the first mile flew by. At the two mile mark, I did a U-turn and headed back. At three miles I saw that my average pace was slightly above a 10:41 pace. I felt good and decided to push the pace slightly in the last mile. I ended up running about a 10:27 pace for the 4 miles, roughly 41:50.

I walked a short distance to the car to cool down, and then headed back to the hotel. A quick change of clothes and off to Carrabba's for dinner. Chicken Bryan, my favorite along with an extra side of pasta to go along with salad and bread. And lots of unsweet tea.

Need some sleep tonight and the few remaining days prior to the marathon.

New Blog

Today I finally took the plunge and set up a blog. I have been meaning to do this for almost six months, but procrastination got the best of me. I wanted my blog to focus on my journey to my first marathon. Unfortunately, I'm now only a few days away from the Vermont City Marathon, and this is my first blog. I vow to do better in the future.

My focus on this blog will be my thoughts on my life including family, work and life while focusing on my training. Or what I hope is my training.

Five days until Vermont. For now I'm in stormy Augusta, Georgia for two more days. Hoping to get a run in tomorrow afternoon. For now, time to sleep.

The journey begins on the road to nowhere.