Yesterday, in the midst of an 8k run, I made the decision not to run the Disney Half Marathon in January. I've trying so very hard to make it happen, but after months of training I am just not there. I had a baby in July, started running seriously again in October, and just can't squeeze out the mileage necessary to have a successful half marathon. I'm just not there. This isn't a pity party-I am totally at peace with the decision. My motivation for signing up was to have a goal to help me get the baby (ies) weight off, get running again, and help me structure my never-ending (it seemed at the time) maternity leave days. Mission accomplished. I am still working on the weight thing, but the half marathon goal helped me achieve the other two goals. I am starting to see real progress on my running, but I need more time to build a base of miles and really fall in love with running. That's where 2011 comes in...
My running goals for 2011 are to build a strong foundation of training miles and to fall in love with running. I think by sticking to (and I really mean this) only 5-10 kilometer races for the entire year I can do it. That means training plans that are consistent, but not never ending. It means running adds to my family time, and doesn't take away from it. It means I can focus on speed more than distance. It means lots and lots of very good things, I hope! I hope working on developing my 2011 race calendar, but as of now I already have a 5k planned for New Years Day (my birthday!) in Round Rock and a 10k on January 25th in Sao Paulo!
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