Greg's Running Blog

I have signed up for a running race. It’s not too long and I’ll probably take it easy but it’s a race nevertheless. The Cowtown Marathon “The Shack 10K” event. The event has 5K (3.1 miles), 10K (6.2 miles), half marathon (13.1 miles), full marathon (26.2 miles) and ultra marathon (50K, 31 miles) distances. They also have a “Big Person” class for men over 200 lbs and women over 160 lbs. It’s a shame that I can no longer compete in the “Big Person” class being under 200 lbs and all . It actually made me feel pretty good that even in racing terms I’m no longer considered a “Big Person”. I chose the 10K as 5K just seemed to be too short of a distance given that I can run it any day of the week and the half marathon just seemed a bit too ambitious at this point into my training.

I have 37 days to get in tip-top shape by then. Since my running has been going pretty good I have decided that it was time to take it to a next level. I’m a goal oriented person and I perform a lot better if I have set goals with set plans in motion instead of just winging it. I thought 5 weeks should be enough to get me in shape to finish the race. I have a target time in my head but I’m not going to commit to it publicly until it gets closer to the race and I get a better feel for my stamina and endurance. I have not ran 10K in a long long time. I did run 5 miles straight with no stopping last weekend and a 10K is only 1.2 miles more and I have certainly felt that I had it in me to continue. I have some more lofty goals in sight for the long term but this 10K will suffice on such a short notice.

A co-worker of mine has signed up for the half marathon. He has ran two marathons before but this time he didn’t really feel like committing to the longer distance. I think he’s not taking it all that seriously he’ll run a good bit between now and then but not with a serious plan in mind. I’m pretty excited about the race I really hope it will go well.