I'm finally getting to the training for the Pittsburgh Marathon and it's about time. The weather has been cold, snowy, or icy so I've been hitting the treadmill a lot. It's hard keeping my mind occupied for long runs on the treadmill.
I finally got to the high 20's this past week with 27 miles. I'm hoping to continue the trend if the weather holds out. I've figured out a loop that I can go as low as 3 miles or as high as 5 or 6 miles and then repeat however many times to get to the mileage I need. The NCR trail that I run on for long runs is icy and will probably stay that way for a while.
I also found an app called rockmyrun which has modern music and you can download music sets between 30 minutes and 1 hour. I use it sometimes when I'm on the treadmill to keep my mind occupied. That and I start watching old 80's and 90's movies on demand.
So this week I have a 30 mile or so week planned. We will see how it goes.
Thanks for reading and keep on running.
