Well, to clear up the question that I've gotten from a few people, I have not stopped running. I've merely stopped blogging about it. That little thing that we have to do called work has taken more time over these first few months of the year, and blogging in my spare time just hasn't been on the top of my list.
But I haven't stopped running races, nor have I missed a single training run. This is a lifestyle for me now, and I can't imagine not going out to hit that pavement four or five times a week...it's too important to my physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well being.
So what have I missed telling you? Oh yeah, I've had the following two PRs in the last two months...
The Donna Half Marathon (February 23, 2014)
- 2:18:20 (Fifteen Minutes Better than the 2013 Wine & Dine)
The Gate River Run 15K (March 15, 2014)
- 1:32:05 (Eighteen Minutes Better than the 2013 Gate River Run)
I had actually trained for 2:25 and 1:40, respectively, but I was feeling good in both races, so I was able to take things a little quicker.
Right now, I'm in the final phases of training for the Flying Pig Half Marathon in Cincinnati on May 4. I'm excited because this will be my first race outside of Florida. I'm very fortunate in that one of my better clients has offices in Cincinnati and Dayton, OH, so I am going up a few days before the race to meet with individuals in those offices before enjoying the festivities of the race weekend. I've been hoping to PR at the Flying Pig, but my last couple of training runs have shown me that I might not be up to the task this time around...I guess I'll know for certain in a couple of weeks.
Finally, I received some awesome news this week when I found out I was selected through the lottery to run the Chicago Marathon on October 12!!! I've already worked out my 18-week training plan (through the heat and humidity of the Florida Summer), and I'm excited to get underway with that training beginning on June 9th! This will be the first of what I hope will be many big city marathons...as well as my first Marathon Major of the six in that group (Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, New York, and Tokyo).
Anyway, it feels good to have a little time this weekend to get everyone back up to speed with my ongoing running journey; and I hope that all of you have continued to pound the pavement as well. I do have some other posts that have been bouncing around my head (goals for the year, dreams for the future, et al.), but let's get into some of those next time.
Until then, enjoy your journey...
