I find it had to believe that it's the end of March already. It still feels like there are tons of stuff that I need to accomplish before April hits. Winter ended and not only did I manage to reach my half PR time (back in November) but I finished the Seabrook Trails back to back half's feeling quite strong. My run schedule has been a little slow the past few weeks since Seabrook but I have earned some rest, not to say that I am slacking. This past weekend I got out there and ran a good 11 miles on Sunday, and finishing up the month on a good long run felt amazing. Total miles for the month 88.59.
As April starts I am adding back in some speed work to help keep momentum up as the warmer weather starts to creep slowly in. I have 2 new races (new for me anyways) on the calendar in April, the Blue Bell Fun Run (10k) and the Brazos Bend 50 (25k). The 25k will be the farthest I have run yet. I do have my concerns but the reality is, it's about 1 1/2 miles longer than my longest run so I hope that is enough to ease any runner's doubt in my head. I am really excited to see where my running is going to go as the weather warms. April and May are the last two months before racing drys up around Houston. Most runners use this time take a break and start thinking about fall/winter schedules, along with getting training programs in place for winter marathons. I am no exception to this, this year at least. The goal, as it always has been, is to do a marathon when I am 40 and August starts that count down. Since there are no races on the calendar for June I am going to use it for a month of semi-slow down, heat acclimation and to pick the path I will follow to 26.2.
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