Official - Fedde Le Grand 'Control Room' (Original Club Mix)

one of my fave tunes for winter dreadmill running

Stonemill 50 Mile Run Video

Very cool my crew dude did this for me!

Stonemill 50 Mile Endurance Run 2013

Runaway Janet's Stone Mill 50 Miler - Nov. 16, 2013 from Janet Choi on Vimeo.

Fedde Le Grand - So Much Love (Official Music Video)

Such great dreadmill music!

The Book.

little Janet wishes she had nice running shoes

Amusing

Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way (HQ) seems appropriate right now

Navy Half Marathon Finish

Check out that PAINED look on my face...eek

Little Janet

Running through the woods in a tutu. Why not

Luke

Gonna run in a snow storm today

Need more core

The Best Core Exercises For Runners Photo 6

Mileage Mongering

Six months of structured training and I thought I'd be ready for Houston but alas I am not. I'm half ready. I won't have another Steamtown debacle followed by months of injury because I ran a marathon poorly prepared. I don't want to just finish, I want to race it strong. Everyone is different and for me, that means proper prep via:

1. 70 mile peak week 3 weeks before marathon
2. FIVE 20+ Milers with one run of 23 miles  

If I can just do those two things, I'm 90% trained ready. Forget heart rate training and only running three for times a week. That's for beginners. I need volume. I know this about myself. And although cross training is also necessary, I've learned that by no means can that replace volume. Absolutely not. Even for us everyday noon pro people.  Marathon training requires volume. Period.

As I get older, I ALSO need cross training. However, that can never replace miles. I know that definitively now. Six months of experimenting had shown me that.

So I'll continue with the yoga, weights, bike. But, only if I can ALSO keep my 40 to 60 miles per week volume up. Otherwise, why bother being out there on a marathon course for so long. Road racing is boring. If it takes too long, I can't stay motivated.

Trail ultras are a whole different story. More on zen running later.

Structured training is still serving it's purpose of showing me different workouts. I hope it will continue to teach me new things