Goal Update

I've run twice since the marathon last Sunday.  I tried a quick run Wednesday and managed 2 miles of slow and some stretching.  It was a little painful and...a relief!  Pretty much just ran to prove I wasn't broken.  With that out of the way, I went back into rest mode.  I walked with friends, caught up on rest and stretched.
Yesterday, I went for a training run.  Yep, back on the horse.  I ran a 3 mile route and felt strong, and free.  Resting is great and it was welcome until my legs could climb stairs at full speed (that was Saturday).  Now it's a relief to start again.
The 4 hour marathon is a reasonable goal and I'm going to keep trying.  My goal race is GoodLife Fitness Victoria (formerly Royal) , October 10. http://www.runvictoriamarathon.com/
It goes through downtown Victoria, past lovely parks and back. 

I think I'm in it for the shirt.

On a quick review of my training I can see opportunity for improvement and I'm in the ballpark.  This time I'll try to work on speed and do some serious hill training.  Hills and speed were my Achilles heel this time around and I won't make the same mistake again.
Next race will be the Chuckanut Footrace July 10 http://www.gbrc.net/chuckanut_footrace.php. 
It's 7 miles, a little hilly and fun.  Perfect!  Train for a little speed and hills right off the bat! 


There's also a great looking August race in Issaquah!  Squak Mountain 1/2 Marathon (and 50K...not yet)  http://www.4thdimensionracing.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100
Frankly, it looks horribly hilly and loads of fun.  I'm planning on eating a lot that day.
OK, all caught up.
We'll call this mileage day one...

Training miles  5
Total 5