The theme of this post is flexibility. Flexibility is important literally and figuratively. I finish all my workouts with simple multiple stretches. I touch my toes standing straight leg for an 80 count. Standing quadricep stretch, 80 count each side. Then the groin, 60 count right, center, and left. I use a century cable stretching machine, but you can do strawberry pickers. This only takes me maybe ten minutes, consistently and regularly stretching is what I want.

Next training flexibility. I started out week one traveling out of town, staying in a hotel and it rained every day. Add two full days of travel and the plan is busted. Yeah still in school. Week two I have been sick. Lately I have been getting sick once twice a year with a cold that turns into a tuberculosis cough. Luckily this is one of those times. So an easy three miles in the park is it. Week two is busted so now what is the plan? The problem with a strict training plan with a specific goal date is once the day is done, good or not it’s done. So I am keeping my long run days about the same running an eight mile to start tapering up and down to a 20 miler three weeks out. I did lose an 18 mile run in the middle and forget about the tempo runs. Some out and backs to the big hill by my house and run with the dog.

Speed work with the dog and train for the big mile long hill at the end. Done and done. New cars are plastic fix something old.