It's now been a full week since I last ran, but not for lack of trying. We spent a long weekend in Rochester, NY this past week, where it was 30 degrees and windy...not ideal for running. And on top of that, we really didn't have any time for running anyway, so there went Friday through Sunday. I did some strength training on Monday and then got swamped at work Tuesday and yesterday. Thankfully, today will be better and I should be able to get out and run a few miles this afternoon. And, on top of that, my overall work schedule will change next week going forward and while I will need to be at the office an hour earlier (around 7 AM), I'll get to go home earlier and have more open time in the early afternoons to go running or to the gym. So, with the weather turning up finally (80 degrees here in Charm City today), more running shouldn't be too big of a problem. Which is good because I have less than a month before my first 5K and I have yet to run farther than 2 miles. Today starts a phase of 2.5 mile runs, though. Progress, slowly but surely.
I also added another race to my fall race schedule this morning: the Army Ten Miler. The race is on October 24, 2010, but registration opened this morning at 8 AM and last year it sold out in six days, so I went ahead and spent the $60 on the fee. It's much steeper than I normally like to pay, but I'll run it and see how it goes and it's possible I won't want to run it afterward given how many people run that race and my general frustration with huge crowds at races. But it's an experience and one of the DC-Baltimore area's premier races (probably top five along with Marine Corps Marathon, Cherry Blossom 10 Miler, National Marathon and Baltimore Running Festival) so I wanted to do this.
So, that makes my October very crowded. I've got the Warrior Dash on the 9th, the Baltimore Running Festival (likely the 5K) on the 16th, and the Army Ten Miler on the 24th. And I'm toying with the idea of running the Freedom's Run 10K up in Harper's Ferry, WV on October 2, but that would have me running a race four weeks in a row, ending with a tough ten miler, so I remain undecided on that one. Of course, between now and October I'm going to work on getting back in shape, extending my distance to that 10 mile mark, increasing my fitness with weight and core training twice a week, and getting ready for the Warrior Dash, which will probably beat me up. It'll be important that I be in good enough shape that I can recover in the seven days between the Warrior Dash and the Army Ten Miler and avoid injury.
For today: 2.5 miles in beautiful early April weather!
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