Well, first the good news - I was scheduled to do 5 miles on Tuesday 9/22 and I did. Now for the bad news....after much deliberation and with very mixed emotions, I have decided to abandon my marathon training for this year. With everything going on in my normal life, I simply cannot abide by my own Lesson #2 - that marathon training is a major time commitment.
Of course I will continue to run, and even increase my running distance once the cooler weather arrives, because running is just part of my lifestyle. There is a slight chance I may opt for the half-marathon on January 10th, but I have time to decide on that. Training for a half is much less of a time commitment, particularly since I'm already in the 8-10 mile range.
I'm actually looking forward to having more free time this Fall. This is my favorite season, cool weather, football, etc. and for the last three Fall seasons I have been consumed with marathon training. The year before that, I trained for and did a half-marathon, so I have not had a Fall to myself in four years - so that is the silver lining in my decision.
If I decide to do the half, I'll come back and blog some more; if not, you won't see me on here until next August or September when I start "the journey" again.
My final "Song of the Blog" for now is one my favorite running songs: What if it all Goes Right by Melissa Lawson.
Ciao.
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