Back At It

After an abysmal month of running in January, and a poor start to February, the last couple weeks I have finally been able to get back to running a few times a week regularly. While the weather has been awful this winter, and I wish I could blame that entirely, the truth is I haven't felt really motivated to run in the mornings like I used to do. January was my worst month of running since I started nearly two years ago now. I couldn't even get in 40 measley miles for the entire month. If I get out for a 10 miler tomorrow like I am planning, that should get me over 60 miles for February, which is comparable to last year at least.

At this point I am still planning on doing the Wisconsin Marathon in Kenosha at the beginning of May, assuming I get my butt in shape the next month and start raising my mileage. I am going to be realistic however and not even consider doing a sub 4 hour marathon and just shoot for finishing and then doing a faster race in the fall.

I'm signed up for the spring 10 milers, the Lakefront 10 miler and the Soldier Field 10 miler, in April and May respectively. The Lakefront 10 fits into my taper nicely and the Soldier Field 10 miler will be a nice recovery run in late May to keep me in shape for the Madison-Chicago 200 mile relay in mid-June. I may also try one of the new half-marathons in May and June if it works with my schedule as well as the finances as each one is about $50.

I have quite a bit to look forward to the next few months with races. Lets hope for an early spring and good weather to keep my training going well.