Goofy in 4 weeks

Under four weeks until Disney.  The site has a countdown, down to the second here.  A trip to Florida in 3 1/2 weeks seems improbable when it's 21 degrees in Virginia.

Feel great right now, and training is going well.  Ran 20 miles yesterday in 3:03, for a 9:10 pace.  It was an easy run, at a pace I felt I could keep up forever, and a fitting end to a very good week of training:  Four runs for 42 total miles.  I feel like things are coming together nicely, and I'm clearly improving in my overall fitness level.  I've been able to run 8-9 miles routinely, gradually speeding up each mile for negative splits.  Twice have finished these runs with sub-7 minute miles.  How is this possible when I've rarely been able to string together three 7 minute miles in a row?

That's from scratch!

I was extremely hungry at the end for some reason, and had a craving for beer.  As soon as I got in the house I drank three cans of Bud Light left over from the Army/Navy game tailgate on Saturday.  After the beers I drank water, watched/played football with my boys, and created a homemade pizza with goat cheese, sun-dried tomato, and basil.

Sixteen miles is the longest I plan to run before the races in January.  Hopefully I can maintain what I have right now and keep chugging through December!