Official Training has Started

Ok, this week kicked off the official start of my training. It was delayed a week but I have two very good excuses for that. First, I had been having some issues with my leg but most of that seems to have cleared up. I haven't had nearly the amount of pain I had in the past. Secondly, last week I was on vacation in London and spending some much needed quality time with my wife and kids. I did run last week but not enough to call it a training week.

So, this weeks total mileage was 24 miles. Since i have been having some issues I didn't want to start out with too much. I ran four days this week and will probably increase this later in the program or I may add in some quality cross training. Tuesday I did and easy 3 miles followed by a 6 miler on Thursday and a 4 miler on Friday. This morning was my long run which was 11 miles. This was a difficult run for me since the temperature was already 80 degrees at 5 AM with an 85% humidity. For those that have never experienced running in these conditions I can tell you that it is extremely difficult. Besides having your core temperature rise you must run much slower and drink much more than usual. Overall I will call this week a success and I'm ready to continue on my journey towards Chicago.