Still don't know what to do about CIM. The financially prudent course would be to skip it, save my money for Boston, and just re-establish my training base through the fall after the turmoil of the summer. But then I have a good run like I did tonight and I start thinking about doing a marathon somewhere, if not necessarily Sacramento.
Ben Geren tonight, progression run around the tennis court loop, each lap faster. First one 14:17, second 13:59, third 13:25. Then a cooldown jog of about 6 minutes. Total 5.18 in 47:31. Weather was mid-60s, not quite as cool as I'd like it but a heckuva lot better than most of what I've been running in for the last five months.
Think I will bag CIM. There are halfs around here I can run -- two in Fort Smith, or Fayetteville, or Bentonville -- to get ready for Boston. Save my money, and my frequent flyer miles for Beantown (Boston registration is three weeks from today). | 