Another Pre-Training Week In The Books

This morning I knocked out another five mile run before work at 7:13 pace. Once again it felt much easier than Monday's initial run at this pace, which is a very good sign. Aside from that it was fairly uneventful--kind of boring, actually. I guess that is to be expected on the treadmill, but I continue to believe in treadmill running--if nothing else I think it helps from a mental discipline perspective. For the week I ran 21 miles, which I think is perfect given the fact my marathon is nearly a year away--I just need to focus on having a decent base and feeling super comfortable running fast by the time my 16-week marathon training course kicks in next year.

The only other remotely noteworthy thing to mention is I read online that deleting your running history from your Garmin Forerunner 210 helps when you are having problems picking up satellite signals, which has been a major issue for me lately. So I went ahead and deleted every run I had stored on there, including my 2013 Marathon Corp Marathon (which was a hilly disaster). It kind of felt like a stroll through memory lane going through those runs. Most were in the 4-5 mile range and a lot of them were fast, including last year when I ran sub-7:00 pace for four miles. Hopefully I can start actually picking up satellite signals again. Not super important right now given the fact I will be doing the vast majority of my runs on the treadmill for the next several months, but I really would rather not have to buy a new watch once it is time to start doing serious outdoor training next year.

P.S. Yesterday's "leave you running clothes in the locker to dry while you are at work" experiment failed miserably--when I went to pick them up right before 5:00 P.M. they were still pretty wet nearly ten hours later. Oh well.