I’m afraid I did it again. I’ve registered for the Helvetia Half Marathon in June. Then in a moment of weakness (?) I registered for the Portland Marathon in October. I have to start training for the half this week. Then as I cross the finish line in June I need to start training for the full marathon. I have effectively removed the possibility of having any non-running fun this summer. Odds are that after I run the full marathon I’ll also sign up for Run Like Hell at the end of October since I’ll already be in shape.
Someday I’ll learn and plan these things out better. I really want to take a motorcycle trip this summer, and we have plans in the works for a cross country drive from Chicago to Portland. Fitting the training into those plans is going to be difficult.