Almost There...

Well, I pounded out a 12 mile run today, and lived to tell about it :)

I have come a long way since those walk/run days back in January...35 pounds ago. I feel so good now. The big test will be in two weeks when the Snow Canyon Half Marathon will take place. I think I am in good position (Knock on wood) to meet or exceed my goal. That goal is to run 2:10:00 or better and even possibly under 2 hours. I know, that is two goals. But hey, they are goals. The last time I ran a half marathon was back in 2012. I ran it in 2:27:13. So five years later, if I shave 17 minutes or 27 minutes off that time, not to shabby. By the way, back in 1996 I ran a full marathon in 3:45:12.

So we will see, in a couple of weeks, if those goals can be achieved. I have put in the preparation. Now the opportunity is coming. Does this sound like the definition of success? I hope so. Between now and the race, we will be cramming in a trip to Southern California with Kennie and Tracee. I hope to get some beach running in.

This is probably the last post until the next one. Haha. I thought that was funny. It will be the last one until after the race. Until then, happy trails to you.

Slugging Along

Yep! I'm still slugging along trying to prepare for the upcoming half marathon in four weeks. The last two weeks of training have been bad, yet fun. Two weeks ago Doreen and I went to Monterey, CA and had a blast (as we always do there). Not much running accomplished there. Did do a couple of 4.5 milers and also did a nice bike ride along the ocean in Pacific Grove. Last weekend was we went up north to see family in the Salt Lake City area. Again, not much running and worst of all, caught a light cold.

Since the last time I posted, I did get in a 9 mile run down Utah Hill into Beaver Dam. Today I got in a 8.7 mile run which I thought was remarkable because of the lack of training I have been doing over the past couple of weeks. And yes, I can sure tell :)

After many years/decades of running in Asics, I decided to try something new. I bought some Brooks (Glycerin) and have logged a few miles in them. Not quite as cushy as the Asics GT-2000's I am using, but they are wider than the Asics. I ran in them today and they felt great on my feet, and they are lighter that the Asics by a few tenths of an ounce each. I think I want to try the Brooks Ghost series shoes. They have some excellent reviews.

Anyway, I'm still slugging along and we'll see how the half marathon goes. Until then...Happy trails to you.