Less than a month left…

As I’ve posted about before, I’ve been training for a half-marathon. I started running several months ago when ski season ended as a way to keep myself motivated to keep going to the gym. So I run, a lot. 15-20 miles per week usually. That’s ramping up a bit as race day approaches. This week I’ll run 10 or 11 miles on my long distance day. Last week I did 9.5 miles. It’s a long way and takes a long time.

I thought maybe I’d find an appreciation for running and it would make sense why people like my high school buddy and college roommate, Greg, enjoy it so much. To be honest, I haven’t really found that. When I’m running, for the most part it just hurts. I can settle into a rhythm for a while but around 7 miles it really starts to be a struggle. That’s not good considering my half-marathon will be 12.2 miles. That means I’ll barely be half way when it really starts to suck. Hopefully this last month will give me a little more endurance before the pain starts.

The only thing I do like is how well it’s helped me keep in shape. I’m in the best shape of my life. I’m thin. I’ve got good cardio fitness and my muscle tone is pretty dang good. I’ll keep running after the halfathon (my name for this crazy challenge) but I think the right distance for me is a 10K. It’s just long enough to be a challenge but still short enough for me to enjoy it.

The week before my halfathon is a local road race here in Hamilton. It’s a 5K or a 10K. I thought I’d do the 5K originally, but since is the last distance run before the big one, I’m kind of thinking I should just do the 10k. I’ll have a full week to recover and the distance will be good for keeping myself in shape. So I may just do it. Besides, it’s only an hour of running right?

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