One month later

I can't believe it's been a month since the marathon. I've been running since then but really only a handful of times and all on the treadmill. It's quite pathetic. For the first week or so I couldn't run because of the painful toenail. In fact, there were only a couple of pairs of shoes that I could wear. But after that I really had no excuse. Just laziness. Well, there was work and all of that but still. I should be running more than I am (she types after spending the entire day at home in her PJs).

Believe it or not, training for the next race starts in a month. The Broad Street Run is May 2nd. It's a 10-mile run. I use my half-marathon training program which is a little overkill but I like it. After running my second marathon, a 10-mile run seems like a breeze. This year I'm going to try for a really good time. In 2008 I did 8:42 splits. Last year it was 8:40. I'm not sure what my exact goal will be for 2010 but it will be better than 8:40.

I'll only be running 3 days a week (as opposed to 4 when I was training for the marathon) so I'm going to try and focus more on my cross training and weights. I think that was my downfall this last time around. It will help that my teaching schedule is a little lighter this spring.

As much as I've enjoyed taking a break this past month, I'm anxious to get into a routine again with my running. Of course, having a foot of snow on the ground isn't exactly inspiring me to get outside but I guess I can make do with the treadmill for a month or so.