Well, I hadn't posted in quite a while because there wasn't much to post about. I had hoped to do a few more races this last part of the year; all fell through. Looking back, I'd label 2017 as a disappointment.
That said, at least I made a little bit of process, ended up participating in a couple of races. That much is better than nothing. I also changed my running form and have had less aches/pains/injuries as a result, so I feel a lot more confident about keeping my body from breaking down next year.
I certainly have a lot of goals for 2018. In order to get my 50 half-marathons before I'm 50, now's the time to get on it. Right now, I have 10 races planned for 2018. Again, very ambitious and considering I only got 2 for 2017, it may seem like I'm setting goals I can't reach. To be honest, because of the various distances and the fact that I feel that the races are reasonably spaced apart, I feel really good about meeting my goals. Here's the tentative plan:
- UGBTGrind'n Trail Run 5 Mi
- BNP Trail Jam 9 Mi
- Blue Clay Breakout 12 Mi
- Rock & Roll Raleigh Half-Marathon
- Delaware Marathon Running Festival Half-Marathon
- Four on the Fourth 4 Mi
- Carrboro 10k
- Philadelphia Half-Marathon
- Gallop & Gorge 8k
- Carolina State Beach Trail Half-Marathon
I don't intend to change my training regimen from what I was doing in the latter parts of 2017. I still think it is a good balance and I'll take another look at things as I start to drop weight. At this point, I'm still not interested in improving as much as I'm interest in simply finishing. There's plenty of time to change things up if I want to improve on my PRs and where I finish.
I'm sure I'll change my posting style for 2018 - I'll probably ease up on my training details but continue to keep up with the other types of posts I did for 2018.
My first half-marathon is only a few months away. Training starts on Christmas!
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