Fantasy Freeing

The Trot was yesterday and, guess what: I got third in my age group! Challenge meet and accomplished. I am not sure if I get a prize but that's okay. I had a goal and this one I achieved. The race was 37:02 so a 7:24 which was faster than I had hoped. I felt pretty good; I think I have faster in my but I feel like I did a pace that took focus and work. The end was hard and I dug deep with only a little slowing down. Overall, I'm quiet content and it makes me feel that accomplishment that, at times, I find lacking from Bay State. I may not be the best but I can be good and it makes working for something seem like fun and a goal to keep aiming towards (once I find the next goal... which I guess is at 1:45 half).

Little notes: aiming to do 30 burpees for 30 and day one was today's and done! Also, I think my 1:45 half goal will be attempted in March at the New Bedford half.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Turns out I got second in my age group!

Walk the Moon

So I'm trying to find my groove right now. I'm not lost with running- I'm back to it and keeping it normal with a tempo here or there for my five miler. Turns out I won't be able to do Hyannis so I guess I'm going to sort of recreate 2017 with the Run to Remember and then Bay State Redemption.

It's been interesting over the last few weeks as things have settled. I go back and forth between "holy moly I'm a marathoner and not too shabby of one" to "what the heck, why didn't you just push harder?!?" I'm also getting somewhat excited to try next year and really focus more. I know what's it's sort of like now and I think that I can do it and have the mental focus this time to really think the whole run. I am also thinking I'll have an idea of what to add next training session.

But, at the end of it alol, I did do a marathon and I can finally say that. Now it's just a matter of finding what to do until take two.