it is done

I am now officially signed up. Now it's time to train...

3 in a row

I have a streak started - three days in a row with running. Now all I need to do is sign up for the race, it seems to be motivating me to get out and run.

This morning's run was not pretty. My legs were tired and oddly enough, both my ankles felt tight, but I managed another 3 miles. I'll take tomorrow off I think and then run 5 on Saturday. Doesn't seem like much, but based on my previous last two "long" runs, 5 will be just fine.

a day behind schedule already

Since I determined that I will run a half in October and pulled together a schedule at the last possible minute, I realized that I was already a day behind. So today I ran my 5 x 400's...

Oh, crap! It has been way too long since I have run intervals and in true Dave form - I ran them way too fast. My first few were in the range of 6:30 pace and my last one I crashed and burned and didn't run all 400 meters... needless to say, they were meant to be at 5k pace, and I guess I need to determine my 5k pace first. Oops.

Tomorrow is an "easy" 3 miles (relatively anyway).

procrastination is a great motivator

"Great Price! Early registration runs until August 1, 2009, offering the Full Marathon for $50 and the Half Marathon for $40. "

So with time running out and needing motivation here's my plan - coincidentally just in time to begin this week!

why am i so soft in the middle...

and the rest of my life so hard?

Running is NOT going well. In fact, it's barely going, so the reason for such a long hiatus from blogging. Here's a brief recap:

• Took off last week for "stay-cation" and worked on installing new floors in living/dining and kitchen. Needless to say, my knees were sore from the work. The week leading up to the stay-cation had me so busy at work that I could just find no time to get out, so it was 12 days with no running.
• Finally on Saturday I got out and headed to the trails. I got in about 5.5 miles and I was drained. My legs were just depleted - nothing left - and this was just 5.5 miles!
• So I intended to get out on Monday morning - didn't happen.
• I hoped to get out Tuesday - didn't happen. Though I did go out for a short bike ride with Lilli.
• I even thought maybe this morning - nope.

So I've realized if I am at all serious about doing a half in October, I need to buckle down and hit the pavement. Crap! I've got to get my $hit together! I sure wish I was motivated now...