Earthmovers and Sandcastles

So, I’m jealous. I’m really, really jealous of people who are currently training for marathons, especially people for whom the race is just over the horizon. If you’re doing twenty-plus-mile runs, or are in your taper after the last of those long runs, I’m watching you with envious eyes. There are a few people in my running club who are gearing up for Vegas in a few weeks, and they were out well before most of us today so they could fit in all their miles; a Facebook friend mentioned that Honolulu is only a month away for her, and I turned green.

Sick? Perhaps. But hardly unusual. I’m just antsy because most pre-designed marathon training programs run a max of eighteen weeks, which would have me starting after Christmas to train up for my race in May. It sort of feels like the summer after high school, when all my plans for college were pretty much finalized - all I had to do was count the days until I could actually, finally, go there.

I still need to pick a good schedule, though. Right now, I’m running Tuesdays and Thursdays (when Gabe’s in school), and then Saturdays and Sundays. That works well, since it means I usually don’t have to worry about Eric being at work or pushing a stroller. (Also, having “ideal” days to run means that I’m less tempted to start running every day and risk injury again.) Finding a pre-made schedule that fits that is challenging, though, so I may wind up needing to suck it up and run early in the morning again or use the gym some days. Probably ought to do that latter bit anyway; strength training has been noticeably lacking lately.

Planning is fun. Sticking to the plan is the less fun part…but I can’t wait to have that worry.

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