Page Views: 1000. Miles last week: 0.

I was a bum last week.  Apparently the obscene amount of seafood that Sarah and I gorged on in Maine was enough to knock me off my wave from the week prior in which I achieved a new high mileage mark.  I was just simply unmotivated and did not want to run.  Team Boomer had its first conference call last week and one of the things that Coach GP (he's the official coach for all those signed up for the team) said resonated with me.  He said that a greater proportion of those who set out to run a marathon don't make it to the starting line compared to those who make it to the starting line but don't make it to the finish line. After last week I believe him.  It's perfectly clear to me now that the real challenge of a marathon takes place in the weeks and months prior to race day.  And so much of it is psychological, not physical. So admittedly, I struggled a bit. That's the bad news.

But there is good news too.  I put the unproductive week behind me with a 35 mile bike ride on Sunday. This spurred on by my friend Steve. We took a ride to Willamantic, Connecticut, rode our bikes for 3.5 hours and then gorged on nachos, burgers, and beers at a crowded brew pub set in a beautiful old post office.  It was a great day and an excellent, sustained workout.  My legs were a little sore the next day - that's a good thing. I hadn't been on my bike for some time and the ride served as a great reminder as to the intensity and just plain fun of a good bike ride.

And there's more good news - I'm headed out now to get a few miles under my belt before the sun sets. Also this blog has reached a milestone of sorts by recording its 1000th view as of today.  Not bad.  If you've been thinking about sharing with friends, please do so.

Lastly, I caught a delicious bass this morning from a kayak.  Seriously, I ate it.  With taco seasoning.  It was delicious.  Does fishing count as cross training too?

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