I actually made myself register for a race! So that means I will start running a lot again, and maybe posting on here about training!

I realized I am terrible about motivating myself to run when not training for a specific purpose. I enjoy running a lot, that is no secret, yet when I come home from work I find it impossible to find the energy to go running. In the summer I can grab a quick run in the mornings sometimes, but my regular hours are 7:30 til 4 so the afternoon is when I have the time. Registering for races seems to be the only way to get my motivation up.

For now I am at least registered for the Mad River Half Marathon (“The World’s Most Beautiful Marathon”) in July. Running a half seems like a good excuse to also take a weekend trip to Vermont, right? This is the first year of the race, which includes a half and full, and looks to be very scenic. Farms! Covered bridges! Cows! Now it is time to setup my training schedule based on things that have worked for me and ideas from other schedules out there (Runners World, Hal Higdon, etc.); goal will be to beat my time from last year’s Brooklyn Half.

I am in the lottery for the NYC Marathon too, so we’ll see in two weeks if I am training for that…

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   Running in Vermont is amazing! Amazing!...ran 14 miles in the Green Mountain Relay

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