Marathon training, particularly when done in a two-runner home, can certainly be a time consuming exercise when trying to coordinate running schedules, babysitters, sleeping and more. Yesterday, my wife Beth Ann and I were able to hit the pavement together along with our friend Jillian for a 20 mile training run thanks to a great babysitter, good weather and nothing else going on for us.

Though the 20 miler was in-line with Beth Ann and Jillian’s training calendar for the Boston Marathon, with the Buffalo Marathon quickly approaching for myself it was good to get some miles on the legs and there could certainly be far worse things than running 20 miles with a couple of cougars.

We ran a nice pace and even when the wind was blowing at our faces maintained an active stride through Bridgewater, Raynham and Taunton. A couple of water stops were taken along with the need to chow down on some gummy bears to get some calories back into the body. Though they cursed at me on a couple of the hills, we mixed in a good terrain of flats and hills which they will thank me for while running the Boston Marathon.

Refueling is always an important part of training so BBQ it was for me last night with a great meal at Smokestack Urban Barbecue in Worcester. Nothing like a good plate of pulled pork and beans to make the 20 miles not seem all that bad!

If you have yet to support Beth Ann and Jillian in their quest to raise money for the Ace Bailey Children’s Foundation, be sure to do so by clicking here. After all, they ran 20 miles yesterday and have 26.2 in their near future. Doesn’t donating $20 seem a whole lot easier right now?