Espiens, France 20-07-2009

I have been meaning to do this for a long time: to write a little bit after training runs.

A little background might be in order.  I am training now to run the NYC marathon on November 1st.  I have always run short distances a few times a week but just about a year ago became interested in distance running.  Since then I have run half marathons in Angkor Wat and Phuket.  So far that’s the furthest I have run.  But some of the long training runs are now up to half marathon distance.

As the training runs get longer and more frequent I realize that a whole lot of nonsense passes through my mind, as well as the occasional piece of insight.  It’s something like dreaming or perhaps what Ray Kurzweil calls lucid dreaming.  One train of thought, which might last no longer than a few strides, blends into another seemingly unrelated topic which may stay with me for a few kilometers.

So that’s the plan.  A few words from start to finish.