I registered for a marathon! I was trying to give that a Garth Brooks, “blame it all on my roots, I showed up in boots,” sort of vibe, but I don’t think it worked. Oh well. You win some, you lose some!
I sat down to write a post about how I’m ready to go ALL IN for a season and see what happens. I want to do all of the elusive things that you are supposed to do and yet somehow those things seem to never quite materialize. And then it hit me! I’ve written this post before. It was the summer of 1969 2018 and I was about to embark on a similar journey.
The destination deviated wildly that year and yet here I am 5 years later wanting to do basically the same exact thing. I don’t know whether to be comforted or troubled by this realization. What have I been doing for the last 5 years?! There is definitely not a simple answer to that question and a lot of LIFE happened, but running … well, running had to take the backseat for a couple of years.
Why now you ask? I think the better question is why not now? We are all one swift kick of the vacuum cleaner away from being sidelined for 6 weeks, or for 6 months or for even longer … so training starts now! I’m going to spend the summer focused on speedwork and turnover and then gradually build into a marathon specific training block in the early fall.
I’ve got several races picked out to do along the way. I’d like to add another 5k & a 10k in the fall, but for now a tentative schedule looks like this:
06/17/23: Hot Trot 5k
07/04/23: Shark Run (4 Mile)
08/12/23: Satsuma 2 Miler
10/08/23: Northshore 10 Miler
11/19/23: Battleship 12k
12/03/23: CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON!
Buckle up! It’s gonna be a fun ride!