Ok, I’m not even close to start commenting on what this year’s birthday brings. Those self-deprecating reflections can wait a few months. But it is time to put out one of my ambitions for this landmark year:
- to complete 40 kilometers of competitive racing.
Last year I finally returned to running, and ran in two 5Ks. I think two races is about as much as I’ve ever run in a year, but I’d hoped to do more. Unfortunately the suffocating summer heat and the manic rush toward Halloween cut the running season much shorter than I planned. Well, this year I plan to pound the pavement for nearly a marathon worth of miles. I’m already registered for Cincy’s Flying Pig 10k in March and I’m eying races in Indianapolis and San Francisco, along with some less traditional racing events. In part, it’s just a ploy to keep exercising through the year, after all 40k of racing should mean well over a hundred k of training. More importantly, I think there will be some good adventures to be had.
