Steve's first spring training setback...

And it's not what I thought it would be. When I first planned an early spring half-marathon goal, I figured I'd have some setbacks. Weather, sickness, and of course, more encounters with my canine companions came to mind. Forget about weather because we've had one of the warmest Januaries on record. No sickness or puppy dog teeth in my legs either, so....

V.P.'s and Managers and Schedulers - Oh My!

I forgot about one other thing that could get in the way. Yes, I do have a reason for being here in Romania besides running in Europe. That reason is my job. So, because my project is so hopelessly behind, we had a ton of visitors this week from the monster corporation that I work for to help us get back on track.

Unfortunately, getting us back on track kept me off the track (and any other running surface) by throwing off my running schedule this week. Bummer! Instead of sitting somewhere close to 100 miles for the month, I'm stuck at 83 with only 7.5 miles in the bank this week - pathetic. Fortunately, the big shots leave early tomorrow morning and I have 4 days left to salvage this month. So we'll see what happens.