Tangled up in blue

[namaste]

Finished my running class last night. It proved well worth the time and effort and money, because I do feel far stronger in my running, and ready to tackle something bigger. Like maybe the local half marathon in the spring. Yow.

Tonight, working at the Bob Dylan show. (Perks of volunteering with local music club, free music in exchange for ushering!)

Tomorrow, working at Los Straightjackets. If you haven't seen them before, five words: Surf rock, Mexican wrestling masks:

And finally, working the Verve Pipe kid's show on Saturday morning. Lots of music. Yay!

Comments

[spicyride]

I'm so excited that your running class really worked!
This is really the only time of year I run, if you wanna call it that.
It's so dark when I get home, and the amount of time it takes to get dressed, put lights on my bike, etc- I'd be back from a good run.

Go for the half! I don't think a full is out of your realm; you just need to train for it if you want.

[namaste]

I've always found that having a target or a race or what have you is the best way for me to get motivated for day-to-day workouts when I'm feeling tired and/or lazy.

I was talking to a friend of mine, who (it turns out) trained for her first marathon with the running instructor I had when he was training for his first marathon, and I told her that I felt like I'd reached a certain level in terms of running comfort and ability just now, and that I feel like I could take it further with just a little more work. I'd really like to see how far that is, rather than risk losing some of what I've gained.

[namaste]

(Adding to my own thoughts here, but ...)

Maybe the way I feel about where I'm at in running now is where you felt when you were thinking about moving up a classification in racing?

[spicyride]

Yeah, that could be true. I can hang onto the back of those women, but to be competitive with them I would have to sacrifice a lot of time to train. I don't regret moving up though, I thought I did at one time. But after many talks with myself I prefer the challenge and bringing up the rear rather than not working as hard and taking top 5.
However, there are days I miss how relaxed Cat 2 is, no elite attitudes or cliques.