Building the Base

Brick by brick, I'm re-building my running base. And boy, is it ever hard work. Not just physically, although, it can be murder just running an easy 6-miler when your quads and hams are screaming from boot camp the day before.

It's almost more difficult mentally. Going from one run a week (at best) to three or four runs plus two sessions of boot camp a week is tough. When that alarm goes off at 5 a.m., sometimes I'm raring to go. Most times, I have to talk myself into getting up. And when I don't get up at 5 a.m., that means a run in the dark after work. When all I want to do is to relax and grab a drink with friends or hang out with my SO and dog.

But if this were easy, everyone would be doing it. And even just the measly 2 1/2 weeks of hard work is starting to pay off: I've lost 2.6 lbs. Woohoo!

You gotta celebrate the little things in life.

Qualifying for Boston. Take Two.

After being derailed by a sprained ankle back in January 2008 and then by a decidedly lackluster running regimen, I've decided to get back on track.

My aim: Qualifying for Boston in 2010. At the OC Marathon next May 2.

There. I've said it.

Time to make it happen.

I signed up several weeks ago for a marathon training program: The Sole Runners. We meet every Saturday in San Pedro, by the beach. Most everyone is less experienced and slower than me. Hmmm. The jury is still out on this one, but I may have just wasted $150 on this program.

Started boot camp last week. Love it. Of more which, later.

I stopped blogging last year b/c it was too much work. So I'm keeping this very low-key for now. That way, I don't have to edit (too much) what I write. Or feel guilty if I don't write every day.

Off to bed. It's 1:31 a.m. and I have to log 5 miles tomorrow in the rain.