Sunday was the Houston Marathon and I was glad to say I didn’t do it this year. Running the marathon is one of the most demanding mentally and physically thing I have ever done. There must be a thousand times were you tell yourself I can just stop now and walk the rest. I’ve done a 30 hr adventure race and never felt like quitting, but a marathon, I’m encouraging myself every mile. The day after the run you have a hard time walking and getting around. It takes a full week to recover and you should still take it easy. I heard of horror stories of this past Sunday’s run, wet socks, blisters, torn off toe nails, just to name a few. I will come back and run a marathon in a few years, but I’m not putting it on my calendar anytime soon.
You have to have goals in all aspects of life and right now I’m kind of stuck at work from a progression stand point. I will know more where I stand related to work after October 31st, 2011. From a racing stand point, I plan on doing the entire Spring TMBRA series except for the two Dallas area races. I will be racing Cat 2 19-29 age group. My plan is to have 5 top 5’s so I can cat up to Cat 1. It is definitely easier said than done. I will have to spend a lot of time on my bike over the next month to get prepared and hopefully keep it going until May. I better make it count this year because once the baby arrives it is going to be tough to get enough ride time in.
Speaking of the baby, Bambi is going to the doctor for second visit today and I’m going with her! I wonder who the baby is going to look like more.
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