Speed with Endurance

Yesterday, Tuesday May 22nd, I ran 3.1 miles for the purpose of preparing for my next 5k which is this Saturday, May 26th. Lately, I've been more successful in getting out there and running. I checked my log and noticed that I haven't been able to be as dedicated since July 2005. Actually, in reality since the fall of 2003 was my last real dedication of my running. The real reason for this was the fact in March of 2004, we moved and my schedule at worked changed, thus putting to many issues in front of me and therefor I was unable to focus on running. For me, running is the ultimate mind clearer.

It's a lot less than you might think, according to legendary Boston area coach Billy Squires. But you have to do enough to break through to a decent level of fitness.

When that happens, you will find yourself running like "a kite in the wind", he says in his book Speed with Endurance, co-written with Bruce Lehane.

To establish fitness, they say: "You have to work your way up to covering six miles per day on average six days a week." Now this will sound like nothing to some people here, and a lot to others. Whatever: it is do-able, isn't it? Squires and Lehane virtually guarantee that if you do this minimum, you will lift yourself beyond the ranks of "recreational running" and be able to produce "lower" levels of performance.