It has been quite some time since I have written anything. A great deal has happened since I have
written however I will not bore you with a post that is a complete recap. Instead, I will be looking at how this summer
is shaping up.
First, I had to come to terms that I am mentally unable to
take of my son all summer. It took about
a week to find this out. At first I did
not want to admit this, but there is some things that I just cannot do. I was trying to keep him busy and then try
and work on things that need to be done for next school year (essentially 4 new
classes).
I have been able to get some real quality training in now
that we are done with school this year.
Have had a couple of races in which showed some promise with the
stroller. I really enjoy going to small local
races with my son. It gives me an opportunity
to race and be competitive and spend time with my son.
This week (6-24à7-1) does not have me
racing, so it is a full week of training and some higher mileage 50+ weeks.
During the summer, I have found that having some sort of a
plan is very helpful. It is well
documented that just running will improve your running. However, this is for those that are just
starting out. Those of us that have been
running for a number of years need stimulus to increase our level of
fitness. Those that are just starting
could do the same but in some cases, it is best just to build a base. This summer I am able to actually follow the similar
training plan that I had the summer before my son was born. Because of this I
am able to try out some workouts that I want to run with my athletes in the
fall and spring. Last year I was able to just run, this year it
is training. So with training comes intervals,
hills, these should get me back to the 3:04 marathon shape that I was. The goal is and always will be to break three.
