Looking forward

It's been a while since I took the 'long' route to work in the morning. Friday I finally ran the 7.5+ miles to my office via the Pulaski Bridge, Greenpoint in Brooklyn and the Williamsburg Bridge.

The skyline view from the Williamsburg on a sunny, cloudless day beats just about anything. I admit, it left me missing London just a little bit less.

So it's time to start stepping things up a bit. I've reached the 20 mile a week threshold, and I plan to increase that to 30 over the next month or so. I'm starting to think about a possible marathon goal - most likely in Spring '09. I far prefer the idea of training hard through winter rather than summer weather conditions. I hold the London dream, of course, but since that seems incredibly difficult to get into, it will probably end up being a domestic course. Preferably flat.

I've decided to hold off racing for as long as possible. Every other run, my left knee twinges alarmingly, and I'm reminded how fine a line it is between health and injury. And I really, really, really appreciate being healthy right now.