Spring!

The Winter seemed pretty long to me but now Spring is here. I can't say that we won't get any more snow, but the paths I run on were clear this morning.

My training was not strong in January and February. Mid-January I had LASIK eye surgery. During the initial recovery, I took some time off working out and then I avoided running outside on the cold days. My motivation to run was gone, my weight increased, and my running fitness disappeared.

Around the end of February, I got my motivation back and I am running as many miles as I think I can handle per week, but at a pace slower than I would like. I figured it was best to increase miles for a month before increasing speed significantly.

Having events scheduled and goals usually help me stick to my training. My near-term goal is to race the Minnetonka Half Marathon on May 1st. I have 40 days to get to 1:40 half-marathon shape. 1:40 - that's my goal.

My next goal after that is to finish, in fair shape, the Bighorn Trail Run 50K in mid-June. I'm running 50+ mile weeks right now which is a good start. I have 3 months to go.

--Mark