Long runs

Been a busy few weeks in life. Winter storms, year-end work duties, kids birthdays, new seasons of favorite shows...and running. On the 18th, I put in 13 miles. My longest run since a marathon in 2004. Combined with getting my daily mileage up, I've been consistently running mid-40s per week. Even compared to years when I was preparing for Boston, my total mileage is still the most I've ever had for the month of January.

For the first time since college, I did a significant double run yesterday. 6 miles in the morning and another 10 at night. The 10 at night was my fastest paced run of the year.

All this leads me to start wondering if I shouldn't be preparing for another marathon, or at least a fast half-marathon. Like many runners, as soon as I finish a marathon, I figure I never need to do that again, but then soon after, begin to think of how I could do it better. Since the 2004 marathon, I haven't reached that "do it better" stage, but I can't deny I'm getting close.

I think some long runs are in my future.