Holiday Streak?

Runner's World is promoting the idea of streaking through the holidays.  No, this is not an invite to run naked.  Rather it is the challenge to run every day between Thanksgiving and Christmas. 

I think I'm in.  My previous streak is a whopping 13 days.  I came down with a sore throat and it seemed wise to take a couple of days off this week.

On deck this week:  Run for Food 5K in Chico, CA.  No better way to start Thanksgiving.

Back In The Saddle Again

So I pretty much dropped off the face of the earth after the SF Marathon.  I spent a few weeks taking it easy, but then life got very busy, and I really had a hard time finding time to run. 
In late August, I was doing some non-voluntary running (a work thing--chasing a student who was running away) and ended up getting a stress fracture in my upper femur.  Ouch.  Could barely walk for a few days and definitely needed to take time off from running. 

Late October came and I finally got to start running again.  I was pleased and a little surprised at how quickly the fitness is coming back.  I am presently building up to 40 miles per week.  This time around I am going to emphasize running nearly every day and building a much better weekly mileage base.  My goal is to get up around 45-50 miles/week before my next marathon. 

Speaking of marathons, I am considering the Death Valley Borax Marathon in February as my next biggie, and I have a 5k on thanksgiving and a 10K in mid-December as short-term goals.