It’s been 10 days into the New Year and my goal of running 2010 miles in 2010 is going strong.  I am at exactly 57 miles thus far, which is two miles ahead of schedule.  Today, on the 10^th of January, I set out to run 11 miles.  I figured I needed that much so I could take tomorrow off, but after running only 9 miles, I was close to home and just decided to stop.  When I checked my yearly distance later on I discovered that I had 57 miles on the year.

I think this is a fitting number.  The route I took today is what I call The Big A Memorial run.  It takes me into Greenwood Cemetery so I can visit my father’s final resting place.  My father considered his lucky number to be 57, so I think it wasn’t an accident that on this day, the day my father died (it’s his 1 year anniversary up in the big casino in the sky today) my total yearly mileage turned out to be that number.

Lately, I’ve been having some very vivid dreams.  Several of them have been about my Grandmother, the mother of my father.  I don’t think I’ve ever dreamed about her before and we weren’t particularly close, so I find that she should be appearing in my dreams somewhat interesting.  I can’t remember exactly what the dreams were about, but I am sure in one of them it concerned making sure I finished all of my food.  Maybe it’s her way of telling me to make sure I finish my goal of running 2010 miles this year.

So yes, I am going strong.  I have some outside influences keeping me motivated and I am once again looking forward to running.  The only thing I have to be careful about is staying injury free.  I am battling Plantar Fasciitis and if I am not careful, I will become crippled from it.  I’ve already learned that applying denial to an injury doesn’t work.