Where Have I Been?

The interesting thing about a running blog is that it's hard to write about running when you don't do any running! I feel like "Bless me Father for I have sinned. It's been over a month since my last blog post". I think when I last checked in here I was anticipating the Eugene Half Marathon on April 29. Well, that actually went better than I expected it would. 1:39:42 was the official time and I was happy to get it. I was halfway thinking before the race that I would run the first 10 miles at target marathon pace (8:00) and then pick it up over the last 5k if I was up for it. Of course I quickly abandoned that objective shortly into the first mile, as I always do, and put together a string of miles in the 7:20 range (after a slow first mile dodging runners). I didn't feel so great the first 2 miles but then felt okay for a good chunk of time. Then, my lack of mileage since the Tokyo Marathon reared its ugly head and it was a struggle from about mile 9 on. Still, it was faster than I thought it would be so I was happy, and being a part of the inaugural Eugene Marathon weekend was a lot of fun.

However, since then I've really been at a low point as far as motivation goes. I keep reconfiguring my marathon schedule, and then ignoring it and skipping runs. Running once a week does not make for a good marathon training cycle. So, I will likely run the half marathon on July 4th instead of the full, and hope my motivation comes back for a fall marathon.