Still quietly plugging away at running, and still struggling
to make time to read or write any blogs.
Hopefully just a function of the time of year. After the holidays I’m hoping this blog rises
from the ashes to chronicle my evolution from running to triathlons. Optimistic/hopeful that the new year will
bring new sanity to life.
I’m still operating without a formal training plan, but
starting to gather information about building out a plan and a base for
half-ironman training. In the meantime,
I’m trying to maintain between 40-50 miles running a week to hold my fitness
from Ultra training. In the short-term,
the reason for this is that I’ve signed up for a marathon this Friday night
called the Doomsday Marathon. Small
affair (less that 50 runners), that starts at 9PM on a 2.5ish-mile dirt road
which we’ll loop on 11 times. If the
Mayans are right, I should only have to run about 20 miles before the world
ends, so I can avoid those angry last 6 miles.
Seems like a winning proposition.
If the Mayans let me down, it’s going to be a long, cold drive home.
I’ve made a fairly radical (for me) departure with my
running gear, and have added the Brooks Glycerin 10 to my usual stable of Asics
Gel Nimbuses (Nimbii?). So far I’m
liking them, and haven’t noticed any new calf issues, which is where new shoes
usually start to take their toll. They
feel a little heavier than the Asics, and they have a much less constrictive
toe box. Don’t know that I prefer one
over the other. Right now they’re all
just playing nice with each other.
Would be a busy holiday week next week, but with the world
ending and all it shouldn’t be a problem.
The Mayans have saved me a lot on holiday shopping this year. Thank you Mayans.
Happy Holidays Doomsday.
