a week for the training process but once a week, i have a really long run. i suppose this is to condition my body slowly in order to prepare for 13 miles. i have increased the time of the long run by six minutes each week. last week, i ran 84 minutes without stopping. i am getting over 7 miles in now and averaging about 11 minutes a mile. still though, i am only a little over half way to running 13 miles with less than a month to go. my success in these runs is determined by my attitude. two weeks ago, it was cold, i was hurting and 