I ran a half marathon in March and haven’t trained for anything since.
I didn’t run a 10k in May because it was the day after graduation—always a super stressful, exhausting day for me.
June and July were full of lots of personal drama (and heartbreaking rejection.) I was also sick for a few weeks at the end of May and early June.
July was the first month in a long time that I didn’t run 100 miles.
Why didn’t I run?
- Life comes first.
- A goal I was working very hard towards came first.
- Also, it was hot and humid.
- Stress.
I’m a person who makes time for exercise. I’ve never understood people who say they don’t have time for it. But for a few weeks I only had time to run maybe 3 times a week. I was super busy with my personal drama.
And then, I just didn’t have anything to train for.
I thought I might train for the mile race. But then had to go out to Utah for a very stressful visit. And now the mile race is past and I think I need to make a goal and find a plan.
I’d like to do a 10 mile race, but the PNC 10-miler might be too hilly for me. (I really hate hills, which means I should run them more.)
Or maybe a 10k? There are 2 in October that I’m eyeing. Being that it’s the end of August, I need to start training.
I’ve decided I don’t want to do a fall half.
I don’t know where my fitness is. I’ve done a handful of speed workouts since March. I need to start back. I ran 10 miles three weeks ago. I ran 8 yesterday, since that seemed like a good amount without overdoing it. Maybe I’ll try 10 again this weekend. And if I can get a speed workout in this week—I’d be making some progress.
