Some Reading Commentary

In the April 2007 issue of Runner's World magazine there is an article about Dathan Ritzenhein called The Making of a Marathoner. It talks about this young guys past accomplishments and goes on to talk about his recent work in marathon training. He went to be coached by Brad Hudson in Boulder, CO. I thought that one part of this article was .... well decide for yourself :

Hudson's mileage for Ritzenhein and the other runners is not insignificant; it adds up to 110 to 120 per week. "But that includes one six-mile day and one day a week at 7:00 pace with their girlfriends" the coach says.

I don't know how to feel about that last little comment......because a 7:00 min/mile pace is so slow that girls should be able to run that....or are they all dating professional runners. Anyways, I just thought it was a weird little comment.

For a review of some heavier reading than Runner's World head over to http://52books52week.blogspot.com where I review an espionage book called The Company of Strangers.