what this is really about is the training and mind changing work i will do for the next 7 weeks as i prepare for my next running race. i am training for a marathon; a half marathon actually. i prefer to say marathon since it is, what it is. does anyone say, "i am going to eat a half apple" or "let's have half sex"?
it is a 13.1 mile race. i ran a 26.2 mile race last november. this is my next step. i was told that as a runner you train and race working your way up to a 26.2 mile race. but since i was dropped on my head as a baby, i do things differently. i do them, my way or at least on a path less traveled. my path is to do the 26.2 mile, then the 13.1 mile, then a 10 mile and finish with an 8K all before my 50th birthday this summer. wow!
my training plan is to complete 20 to 25 miles of running per week broken up into 4 runs. run days are tuesday, wednesday, thursday and sunday as the long run day. on wednesday, i do a pub run with a gang of beer drinkers and pizza eaters so it has extra benefits.
i have kept running for fitness but now i will train until the race on march 17th. this is to do my best run, finish with good health and have minimal pain. it is all about the journey. a journey i hope to enjoy in the moment and share some of that on these pages.
stay tuned.
today's run was all good. the weather was great around 63 degrees.
check the stats here:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/270114800
peace and love
