I am back... and starting the journey

I have been gone from this blogging for awhile but now I am back and will document my daily routines and daily stories about training for this.

Since the last time time I made an entry I have started running again. Basically, that is all I have been doing...with an occasional swim here and there. Despite the fridgid 5 degree weather in Chicago, running has been a consistent routine for me. In fact, I dont' mind the 5 degree weather, it is quite refresing.

Here is my running routine: Run 3x per week with two regular distance and a long run. I do this for two weeks and then in the third week, I cut it significantly. The last couple of months my schedule has been as follows:

Week Run 1 Run 2 Long Run

1 1.5 1.5 3
2 1.5 1.5 3
3 .5 .5 1
4 2 2 4
5 2 2 4
6 1 1 2
7 1 1 2
8 3 3 5
9 3 3 5
10 2 2 3
11 4 4 6
12 4 4 6
13 2 2 3
14 5 5 7
15 5 5 7

I am now in week 16 and wil run the following:

16 3 3 4

In my next entry I will describe my running style change.