The ramp up to a half marathon was taking a toll on my body. The fact that I was working on healing many injured parts did not help my add more stress to the body. Likewise, Ryan’s full-time work and full-time school schedule wasn’t allowing him time to properly prepare either. We could have pushed through, but I didn’t think that would bode well for my body. Therefore, I won’t be running a half marathon on April. Perhaps later this year. In the meantime, just running and enjoying the runs (however long or short) is what I plan to do.
When you need a little nudge to get going
Have all of you been seeing these adds saying "Anyone can run a half marathon"? Maybe it's just me, but they are received as a bit of a mockery at my current struggle. I mean, I KNOW that I can do it; it's just not as easy as the tone of these … [Continue reading]
Another year!
Wow, it's been over 6 months since I last posted here. You may wonder why I keep this blog active. To be honest, I sometimes do as well -- especially when the hosting fee comes. Blogging feels like a thing of the past (like MySpace) -- replaced with … [Continue reading]
Yosemite Half Marathon
If you couldn't tell, I was quite uneasy going into the half marathon. It wasn't that I hadn't covered the training mileage; it was the fact that the quality of my training felt piss-poor. When the weather forecast changed from cloudy to rainy and … [Continue reading]
T minus 21d
I dug out my official 2011 Boston Marathon shirt this morning and tried it on just to feel something. I can't say exactly what I needed to feel. Connection, maybe. It's marathon weekend in Boston with Marathon Monday just a few days away. Every year, … [Continue reading]