A blog to-do list

As if my life isn't already riddled with to do lists I've got one going for the blog too. At least this I can accomplish while comatose on the couch.

Traffic has been way up lately, woohoo! (A coincidence closely aligned with the fact that I've actually been posting.) I had 4,388 hits in May, and ten days into June I'm at 1,495. Wonder if I can hit 5,000?

But there are a lot of things on my blog that are deftly out of date. I'm going to:

• Get rid of the three other pages and replace them with a new race results page, a bucket list page, oproducts and companies I like/and I dislike page and a bio/contact page Someday I'll do bucket list and products but that's enough for now
• Replace the background image that I used as a placeholder a year ago and never fixed Not sure about the wine glass but can't figure out custom image
• Change up the widgets on the side (I like the basic layout.) Find a featured post widget instead of the top 10 and an upcoming races widget.
• Possibly find some widget for this other thing I'm working on.
• Update blogroll
• Update tags in recent posts
• Delete drafts I'll never finish got all the recent ones, I'll get all the past ones eventually

Then there are a number of posts I want to do, which may or may not get done (crossed out when written, deleted when posted). 

• I'm so sleepy -- why training is tiring but worth it
• Keuka Lake photos
• Garmin 310XT review 
• Green tea is heavenly
• My lazy vices
• Enjoying Kershaw Park 
• Para athletes 
• Review: Powerbar fruit squeezes
• Performance cycling 
• Loving the Scootadoot ladies
• Overview of special thing I'm working on 
• First entry in special thing I'm working on 
• Gooseberry hydration pack review
• Asics cumulus review
• SPI belt review
• Cheap water bottles
• Blogroll

So perhaps since I've put it down in writing...

Update 6/14
Blog improvements I'd like to make in the future
Do a bucket list and product review page
Go back further and update tags, delete drafts

I'm still alive, sorta

I'm still alive, I'm still around, I've just had to take a hiatus from blogging for awhile. Life has been pretty nuts, I'm in the process of moving so I've been doing a lot of packing and cleaning. Work has just been pretty nuts with the Kasich budget, and marathon training is just kicking my butt.

After the second 18-miler I just got into a real rut. I was exhausted all the time, everything hurt while running, it wasn't enjoyable at all. Then a nasty cold forced me to take a few days off. Now I'm back, and today was one of those run-past-the-turnaround-point-without-even-noticing runs. And tomorrow: 20 miles. I'm ready, I'm confident.

Cleveland marathon in 36 days. I'm ready!