So: its been a long little while since I typed anything in here. To update: I've picked a training program to modify, and I'm (tentatively) committed to a marathon in early October. I say tentatively because, well, it turns out that of the four people I thought I was running it with (all of whom I saw this weekend, so its all new news) one has opted out because she's going to be in school and running track (hurdles, and she rocks at it) one has opted out because she has hurt herself (the ever-fragile knees) and is already doing PT type stuff, and the other two (the nuts) are trying to qualify for Boston with this race. Which is cool, don't get me wrong. I've been down to watch Boston, the year I lived there I stood in Kenmore square and cheered with a kazillion other people and it is a hell of a good time all around, but its a pretty intense qualifying time. 3:40? Oh man. Thats like eight and a half minute miles. For twenty six miles. ugggggh.
This is my little way of saying my lazy ass isn't up to it and the only way I'll be running the Boston Marathon this coming spring is as a pirate. I've talked to several people (one of them is running the steamtown with me--and is determined to qualify and run it this time) who have pirated the race, and I guess there are a lot of pirates: you just start behind all the actual qualified runners and get culled out at the finish where they assign places and such. That might be do-able, though again I will say tentatively.
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