Long time coming

I haven't blogged in a while. I don't know why I forget to. I'm now 6 weeks away from my marathon in San Antonio. It's the inaugural Rock n' Roll one and I'm so excited. I'm doing a completely different training method this time and am also hoping to qualify for the Boston. I'm pretty confident and am so ready for this race. The difference in my training this time around is my speedwork. Once a week I go out to the track or the 1 mile stretch on a street behind my house and do sprint intervals. They seriously kick my ass and I curse as I'm walking out the door to do them. But the next time I'm on a regular run I can really tell a difference in my speed. They really do pay off. I'm also doing more tempo runs and those hold hands with the track intervals. I just feel stronger this time around, less injury prone; unlike my last training. I just feel better about it. I've felt confident at the end of all my 20 milers. Yesterday I did my first long run (12 miles) at MP (marathon pace) and felt strong and not worn out. Tomorrow I have a 15 miler at an 8:55 pace. I'm supposed to be doing cross training, either cycling of some sort or swimming. My swimming totally sucks to the point I feel ashamed out in my lane. I need better goggles. Water keeps getting in them and I'm just down right not a very good swimmer...at all. I do try, though. But I'm thinking I'm better off doing my cycling workouts and upper body weights or something. Maybe I should take a few swimming lessons. Yea, right. Like when am I going to have time for that. Between volunteering up at my son's school, my training, my family, etc. when do I have time for a swimming lesson?