Tuesday, February 24, 2009

psssst! (I'm alive)

okay, so I know you have been wondering about me. I am here, don't worry. I am alive.

a little while ago {right around the new year} I made a decision that I would document my workouts in my running log as well as here on the kenyan within. the log would go into more detail about workouts--pace, location, distance, time, weather, et cetera, et cetera. but then a funny thing happened, I stopped writing on the blog.

part of the problem is that I wasn't running as much. there was a time when all those inversions forced me inside because of crappy air. so I scaled back. I did the elliptical. sometimes I swam. it wasn't all that exciting.

the air has cleared up for now and it feels like spring. which I hope means more running in my future.

oh, and btw, I totally flaked out on the marathon I was going to run in february. let's just say I never even signed up for the dang thing and we were a little too busy to take a random roadtrip. oh, and the fact that I wasn't actually that trained for it. (not like that's ever stopped me before.)

so I don't know what my running future holds. I don't have anything big planned right now. I have no idea what my upcoming racing season will even look like. and right now I'm okay with that. maybe I'll just run.

4 comments:

j said...

sometimes i think it's good to have no agenda in training. it opens you up to new possibilities. that said, when you do run, i'm so totally living vicariously through you for a few more months! i miss it!!! but my little jog to the car post-grocery stopping had my ligaments in serious pain for awhile, so i will cease and desist that immediately. :)

j said...

um...and yes- if you want to take a seriously random trip back to alaska to run again, we've still go the june midnight mayor's and the august humpy's events...and you can so totally stay here! (yea yea...i know we've not actually met, but that's never stopped me from staying at random bloggers homes for running!). :)

Jen said...

I must admit that I've missed your posts, but I can really see how a log with ALL the details would be a good tool. I'm glad the inversion is gone. Do you feel like doing the Wasatch Back? There's an open spot on the team.

anna jo said...

jen: you have no idea how I would love to take a trip up to the great alaska for a running adventure (and pete would love it too!) I feel like that is where my running really started (with the mayor's midnight sun). and more importantly I think it would be SO much fun to meet you and k-man and little cowbud and shane. you guys seem like the coolest people on the planet. (especially kellen. that kid cracks me up and I don't even know him!) maybe one day we can make this dream a reality.

and jen: I would definitely LOVE to be on your WBR team! due to some circumstances, I might need an easy leg, though. and I hope you don't mind if I'm seriously slow by june. we'll have to talk details, but I would be so thrilled to run it with you and your team!