Grasslands Marathon

photo credit: Paul Tidmore

Terrific day, terrific race -- lots of fun for the entire family -- that sums up the Grasslands Marathon! Kevin and Stacie Boudreaux did a great job as first time RD's picking up the race this year. My only complaint was that I did not do the 50 miler -- 26.2 wasn't enough -- I wanted more time on the course!

However, my body has been thanking me for not running the 50. I've been able to resume my regular training right away. After all, the real goal is Western States in 3 months!

The Desire is Returning!

So what have I been doing the last month? The first couple of weeks was all about recovering from Rocky 100. Then I realized I was having an issue with my desire returning. I've been enjoying my recent runs, but I'm not as fired up as I would like to be right now.

So how do you combat that? By putting some new goals on the calendar. I am less than four months out from Western States. It's time to get it together and get into serious training mode. So I've put a couple of new races on my calendar. I'm warming up with a 5K this weekend (OK, I'm running it with a friend and it's a St. Patricks race, so there will be drinking involved - or so I hope!). The following weekend I'm running the Grasslands marathon in Decatur, TX. It's a terrific race and I'm happy I decided to do it. Then a month later I will be doing the Rocky Hill 50K outside of Smithville, TX. A month after that, I will be doing the Jemez 50 miler in New Mexico. Six weeks later is the big dance -- WS100!

Stair stepping these races will be good for me and keep me focused. It has worked for me in the past and I'm counting on it working again.