OK. So here I am again. A little over a year later with my new journey(s) just beginning in my athletic world. But now instead of just one journey I have added a 2nd one that in some ways surpasses my other current one.
Journey #1 - Gay Games 2006 in Chicago. Currently the dates are set up for July 16th through July 21st. If the competition stays like IGLA has for the past 3 years, then I have very good chances of winning some events. Of course Gay Games may bring out faster swimmers than IGLA. But I will just go in knowing that I have trained as hard as I could and the rest is out of my hands. But that means I need to train consistenly and not slack off. :-)
Journey #2 - Los Angeles Marathon XXI. This is set for March 19th 2006. 5 months away. OK so this is a huge one. Unlike Journey #1 where I want to win, this journey's goal is just finish! I have 5 months to prepare for these 26.2 miles and truthfully, I will have a bigger smile on my face finishing this one than any results from Gay Games. Drew and I have set up weekly run schedules on how far to run but I also need to read the rest of the book to make sure I am doing anything else that is recommended like nutrition/rest/etc. I currently have no goal time for the race except to finish, but maybe running 10 minute miles is reasonable. I will be able to tell more as the training continues.
Started today with a 2 mile run and finished well. Didn't push anything and felt in the end that I can continue. That is a good sign that increasing the mileage a little won't effect me too much. We will see. Running with the dogs to start off with, but will probably drop them off once we reach the 5 or 6 mile mark.
Need to read more about diet because I think I need to adjust it as well.
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Way to go, nice to see you back. I know you can take down Oprah.
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