Training in Montana

A big ARGHHHHHHH to the wind this morning. It was a sideways wind most of the way, but my route has me running every direction, so if it's windy it's a pain for long stretches. The West wind this a.m. got me right as I left the house, then for good long stretches. My longest stretch is North-South so at least it was only rocking my side, but still. A treadmill is much nicer than wind. That being said, having it at my back was nice. I went even faster today even though getting out of bed was tougher. I wasn't trying to go faster so it seems upping my mileage is really making a difference. I'm excited for some races this spring. I hope to do a 5K and 10K before my 50K, then will do a July half. I think I'll do the local marathon in September, even though it's on a Sunday and I don't normally run on Sundays. It's here in town, we have late church, and there won't be any travel costs involved. That being said, I'd like to do St. George again, and it's only 2 weeks after the local marathon. A friend of mine does both every year, but she's crazy. I guess if I get into St. George I'll do it again. It is an awesome race. Or should I bother trying to get into St. George and just save my travel money? Decisions, decisions.

By the way, 141 miles, my 2nd highest monthly total to date, and I wasn't training for anything and my longest run was 11 miles. I'm liking this. I would've had my highest total to date if not for the Scout event on Saturday, so I'm feeling good.

AP: 8:02