That rabbit's dynamite!

So the plan is not dynamic in any way as I begin to drill down on 5 weeks of training.  Monday through Friday achieve a minimum of 1.5 hours of running per day on 2 runs.  On the weekend run back to back 15 milers with a bonus dog run on Saturday evening to shake things out.  First week went okay as I achieved 79.5 miles.  Yes I am tired, but that goes with the turf.  I do a fair amount of out and backs which works great.  If I run 6 miles in the morning it goes like this.  First 1.5 miles the body figures out we are doing something.  Next 1.5 miles go better and I usually want to extend a bit farther, but I try not to as I am going for a run later.  At 3 miles I turn and it feels like the run is pretty much done as I head to the barn.  Over the last 1-2 miles I perk up a bit and run decent.  I don't worry about being tired because if one has ever done doubles over a period of time the body adapts rather quickly.  More sleep and food required, but that's not a problem.

Very difficult to get into the cruise zone as I age.  In the day the search was on for a hot spot to come.  When it would I'd calculate the Kentucky windage and figure if I could continue in this manner to the finish.  Sometimes yes and sometimes no.  In today's world, if I start to feel decent, I can't depend on it.  It may only last a few minutes.  It is a feeling of clarity.  Near optimal movement over the earth's surface with minimal management needed.  The holy grail of a runner.  I'd run thousands of miles for just a tiny moment of this elixir.  After all, it is why many of us run.  Not to be confused with runners high...whatever that mumbo jumbo is.  I'm talking about when you are laying it down and even with the pedal to the floor there is little exertion felt.

Sorry, I just time warped.  I meant to say these moments don't exist any longer.  But they could to some degree.  That's why I go out and run.  I am trying to make a bit of this happen.  But like Frank Shorter said, "It's not all good looks and a secret recipe."  Honestly most success in distance running comes from being a mileage hog.  Whatever that number is to you, there is always someone else who is doing more.