OUC Half Marathon

That was today. It was a good race, but I wasn't aware you had to run on cobblestones for 3 to 4 miles. My knees started hurting within the first 500 yards. I'm glad I did it, but if they always hold it on the cobbles, I'll pass on this race. I'd like to keep running for another 35 years and desrroying my knees with a poor choice of substrate isn't going to allow that to happen.

I didn't run as fast as I wanted to, but I did finish it. I need to come up with a better plan for organization. Runnign with my keys, my iPod and the timer makes for full hands. I think I just need a way to stash the keys. I need to keep resetting the timer and listening to podcasts makes carrying the iPod a requirement.

I won't run tomorrow, but will make it a point to go for a bike ride. I also have to mow the lawn before it overtakes the house.

Tomorrow I also have to firm up the running/training schedule for the marathon. According to the countdown it's 78 days away. I just need to come up with a training schedule for the whole year. The olympic tri in Clermont is sometime in April and the half iron at Disney is the 18th of May.