The Road to Ultra

Today’s Run: 5.0
Run Time: 55:51
Total Miles to Date: 404.5

Thoughts on the Run:

First, pop the champagne bottle - 4 centuries, baby! That means 400 miles I’ve logged … pretty exciting.

I’m happy that I am getting volume up during the week as well, it is very important. The ING Georgia Marathon is only a few short weeks away … I’m getting very excited.

I had a great run this morning. I was rushed for time so easiest was to toss on some shorts and hit the treadmill. Did 5 miles at a steady 11-minute pace. It was a short, easy run, but I have to put it in perspective: several months ago, these were my “long” runs so I’m thankful for how far I’ve progressed. I feel VERY prepared for the upcoming season.

I just received my shirt order … I had a custom shirt made. The front shows my before and after, and the back shows the cover of my book, and both sides have the link to the website for Lose Fat, Not Faith. 15,000 people are in the race, and I’m excited to show where I’ve come from and where I’m going while I pound the pavement for 4 - 5 hours.

I’ve got a busy and productive day ahead, so I’ll keep this short. I’ve heard and read a lot about concerns over multivitamins. As you may well know, I take a pharmaceutical grade multivitamin every day along with my wife and daughter (my son has moved out, so I can’t vouch for him). I also independently represent a supplement company, so obviously there are two reasons why I follow vitamins closely. If I were to find out they are somehow dangerous and not as beneficial as I believe, I’d toss them right away and close down shop. However, I have not yet found that to be the case. I threw together a quick article about the supposed dangers of multivitamins that might give you a little more information than you found in some of the articles I’ve read online lately.

Anyway, enjoy - I’m doing 10 tomorrow, 5 either Friday or Saturday, and then 20 miles on Sunday. It’ll be a fun week!

Warmly,

Jeremy Likness

Originally posted: Are Vitamins Killing Us?