AM: 10 miles. Heading to Croom again tomorrow, hopefully with a couple of people. I love running out there. I have no reason to be running this much, but I truly just enjoy it. Tomorrow will be fun. There will be five of us, so should be pretty easy to socially distance. I think you can be smart about this and still find ways to enjoy time with others, so hopefully no one on this blog is hoping to chastise me.
Conversely, I think I will still keep in mind my own goals for training. I still have two obvious milestones to work towards- a sub 15-minute 5k on a certified course, and a sub 1:10 half on a certified course. I think the sub 1:10 is obviously easier to do, I just don't have a race to do it on! I mean, I almost did it twice in February, with each instance having run 15k hard literally less than 24 hours prior to the attempts. Really, a much lower goal is in the cards. Now, the sub 15-minute 5k is a bit more confusing as to how I will achieve the goal solo. I really need to be decisive, purposeful, and honest with my workouts if it's to be done.
My marathon goal of 2:24 is another story. Boston's date is definitely questionable. The course is also already challenging- now add in high temperatures, humidity, and having to train in Florida garbage all summer and I think a 2:29 is the best I could hope for even if conditions are relatively favorable. A 5:40 is ten times easier than a 5:30. That one might be a throwaway marathon. Just run it, enjoy it, and whatever happens, happens. Similarly, it's a bit crazy to think the race will even occur given the current climate in racing.
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All that being said, all of that is on hold, so the only logical thing to do is to run a bunch of miles, build a nice base, and become a better, more efficient runner.
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