progress

so i haven't written anything here in a while. i was making good progress with my running, getting to where 5 miles or so in an evening was fine, and weekend run was manageable at 12-15-more. then i had a couple of setbacks, just like they say everywhere from not being disciplined. not taking my rest days, and then i think the last time from needing new shoes.

anyway, i rested a couple of weeks, bought a new pair of shoes, took my days off, and have been taking it easy, and feeling fine. so last weekend i ran my first ever half marathon. ok, it was no record setter, but i was running strong at the end, and not injured, so i'm not complaining.

it was a really hilly course. i started ok, did the first half or so pretty steady at my 10 min pace. the second half, though, the hills kicked my butt. not to where i was walking extended times, but not making it up without a pause. someplace there's a chart that shows how my time fell off, but bottom line, 2:21. not last in my age group, about 20% of the whole field behind me, not bad for a rookie, i figure.

so there we are. i'm planning on 20 this weekend, just to see if i can do it, and then three easy careful weeks till the MCM......