JTB: Why I don't want to run 14 miles
Miles 180…. yep… that is correct…. It has actually been a mild winter. Not much snow, cold, but tolerable. And, as all of my running companions are outside logging miles and getting better, I am inside watching netflix on my treadmill, justifying this weak move, by thinking…. it's too cold. My healthy runners diet has been reduced to girl scout cookies and coffee….. I am in an incredible funk….My friends were all racing today and the rest of our elite run group was at eagle creek doing awesome stuff…. and I couldn't race on my long run day or keep up with the 20 elites that took to the trails…. so here I sit….. But, at times…. when I am climbing on the treadmill at 9pm…. because it is the first chance I have had all day to run….. I feel some sense of strength and dedication…. Running 6 miles at 9pm after a full day of work and kids is not easy or fun….. but it is necessary if I am to maintain any level of running fitness… but damn…. I don't want to maintai...