100

It's August 31st and as of this morning (after a very dark 7 miler), my running log says 100.1 for the month. This is a first for me. And the weird thing is I wasn't even trying to reach this goal until about a week ago when i realized how close I actually was. Even in all my marathon training, in months that included 18 and 20 miles runs, I never got over 90 miles in a month. And even more of a shocker, it occured on the hottest month of the year and during one of my craziest months with school starting and all. How did I accumulate so many?? Last August I ran less than 50 miles.

My recently attained goal that wasn't a goal has got me thinking about goals. The marathon was a big goal, the ultimate goal. What was left?(besides an ultra which is crazy and qualifying for Boston which is like impossible until after I'm 40) Just when I thought there was not much left to go after, a whole new realm has opened up. Now I'm already thinking to myself: 'I wonder if I could run 200 miles in a month or over 1000 in a year??' 'Can I run 50 in a week??' This should be a fun venture.