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Well it's taken nearly a month to report in, post, blog, or whatever you choose to call it...but I will say that the New Year has started out great.  I have a tentative schedule planned:

March 3 - Seneca Creek 50k
March 17 - National Rock n Roll Marathon
April 14 - Bull Run 50 Miler
June 21? - A 25 mile night race in VA(can't recall the name)

Of course there will be hundreds of miles of training in between and I should probably find another 50 miler to throw in the mix but I have hopes that these few races will help prepare me for 100 miles of stumbling and bumbling.  I have been able to get long weekends in every other week and plan on running back to backs with my longer of the two runs being 20 miles.  All in all my body feels great so far, but ask me after May when I have logged many more miles.

"The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind."
--Napoleon Hill

In my opinion endurance running is 90% mental.  You have to find a way to will yourself, mentally prepare for the distance or course, and tuck away the pain.  I can only hope that I am as mentally solid in July as I am now, I feel like a rock.

But just as my training and mental game are strong there is room for improvement.  My diet needs work and I have to find a way to cut at least half of the coffee out of my normal day.  And with the needed caffeine reduction I need to focus on a little more sleep.  This "6" has a long way to go...

This post wasn't full of insight or intellect but more of a "this is where I am now"....and believe me it couldn't be any better.