I have no idea why, but the act of registering for a race has a way of changing things. I know it. It’s a fact. For this very reason, I don’t usually get far into training without registering the event. In fact, I am usually registered by the time the training begins.
I am already 4 weeks along in the 18 week training plan for the California International Marathon (CIM). It was not until today, however, that I finally made the commitment. I finally made it official; I am running CIM in December. I’ve got 100 days left until race day. I need to buckle down and focus my efforts.
It’s not the first time that I’ve run this race either. This will be my 3rd time, with the last time being last year. The other thing that I did today was that I finally finished and posted my race report from last year. It wasn’t my best race but, despite all of the challenges that day, I learned a lot from it.
That looks really cool. I’m sure all of that downhill is somewhat a matter of perspective, right? Seems like there are lots of little “up hills” in between! December is probably a fabulous time for a race too, especially in California.
Your commitment to running is beyond amazing (I know from personal experience as one of your ocassional running partners). But, I agree that registering for a race tends to “light a fire” so to speak … you will rock, of that I’m sure!
Good job. How would you assess your training so far? It seems that most of your runs are at faster than BQ pace.
Good luck this time around. If it’s any consolation, it took me seven tries to run a BQ time. Stay optimistic and focused.
Great job and good luck!! The reality of signing up always adds some motivation for me.