03.18
The past three days have been rough (plus-9hours of running last weekend)… Tuesday 25 miles, Wednesday 22miles, Thursday 21 this AM, 5 more miles in the PM. My race is just a few weeks away and this big deposits into the training bank will come flying back out as withdraws on race day. 
In the store, I am always asked about my training… “How do you train for those ultras? Do you just go out and run a bunch of miles?” Yes A N D No! I do workouts with a purpose just like all runners do (or should). Tempo, speed, turnover, hills, fartlek, etc… Real suffer fest stuff. I put myself in the pain cave for hours, just like you. 
So just run a bunch of miles – No, not really. A bunch of miles with a purpose and meaning – always. Oh don’t forget the easy and recovery days… a blog on that in the next few days. Right now I think I will cram in a quick 30miles on the bike before my afternoon run and more work on the computer. I do have a 24 hour Duathlon in May planned!
I want to ride my bicycle...
More on the last few weeks of race build-up later – Eric
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