I originally did not have much of a season (particularly the spring) planned. Plagued with my knee injury (IT band tendonitis) from late November to mid January, I was hesitant to plan anything significant, worried about having lost a good running base. However, the past two/three weeks have been very promising, with my weekly mileage in good order. My knee is not absolutely pain free, but a consistent, lasting pain is now an occasional tweak, with little post-run ache. I've adopted a regular stretching routine, and I continue with a brief strength training routine.
So, look to the right to see my current race schedule. The biggest will be my first half Ironman at White Lake in May. A fairly popular race, it now spans two weekends. I'm register for the first, but prompting from my friends is tempting me to move to the second. It primarily depends on the organizers' policy regarding such. I'm also excited to try a weekend double whammy with a 10 miler followed by a half marathon.
My biggest challenge/desire is how to focus my running. I am always after higher mileage, but without any long distance races planned (the Medoc Trail Marathon is really just going to be for fun), I worry about being lackluster. I ultimately want to hit ultra-distance training, but don't want to jump on the train to quickly.
This weekend highlighted the beginning of the season. Saturday was the Krispy Kreme Challenge (2 mi, 12 donuts, 2 more mi under an hour) (4 mile warm up and 4 mile cool down). And Sunday I washed it down with some a Cook-Out milkshake.
