Take It to the Limit

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I've had another good week of training.  I'm feeling great, both physically and mentally, and continuing to train hard for April 19.  As Don Henley and the Eagles might say, I'm taking it to the limit.

You know I've always been a dreamer.  (Spent my life running 'round.)
And it's so hard to change.  (Can't seem to settle down.)
But the dreams I've seen lately
Keep on turning out and burning out
And turning out the same.

So put me on a highway
And show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more time.

It truly does feel like I'm spending my life running around.  I eclipsed the 50-mile mark this week for the first of what will be quite a few times before all is said and done.  Yesterday's long run of 19 miles was my longest yet for this training cycle, and I'll step up to the first of five planned 20-plus milers next weekend.  Through 10 weeks, I've logged nearly 400 miles on the road.  (I'll cross that mark on Tuesday.)  I am continually thankful that I've managed to stay healthy and injury-free through it all when several of my DFMC teammates have been battling various ailments.

Here's my customary summary of the week's cardio activities:

EXERCISE	TOTAL MILES	TOTAL CALORIE BURN
Running six runs, including a long run of 19 miles, two 9-mile runs, two 4-mile recovery runs, and a 45-minute tempo run on the treadmill that, with warm-up, recovery, and cool-down, totaled 5.4 miles	50.4	4,106
Other two spinning classes totaling 2 hours and 15 minutes	N/A	1,159
TOTALS:	50.4	5,265

On the fund-raising front, it was a very slow week.  With a contribution from Patricia Van Cleve, my total now stands at $1,408.  I know there are a couple people out there who have told me they plan to contribute; I just hope there are a bunch more like them that I don't yet know about.

I'll keep it short and sweet this week.  Thanks again to all of you for support -- past, present and future -- and, until next time: Endeavor to endure!