"Uncle"

And so, I admit defeat.  Trying to be a farmer and a runner is not, at the moment, a realistic venture.  It was an awesome first week of work, but it was exhausting, too, and I barely made it through a 40-minute run this weekend and managed a total of zero runs during the week.

The idea of logging the necessary half-marathon 90-minute-and longer training runs in the next two months while also getting farm-strong makes me feel woozy.

Instead, my longterm goal this summer now is to get back up to running two or three times a week.  As things stand, my short term goal is to manage any other activity besides farming and falling asleep at 8:30pm every night. 

If my fitness shapes up in the next few months, I may aim to run a sub-2 in the same Victoria Half-Marathon that I ran last October.  If not, I'll run as much as possible this summer while maintaining a useful amount of energy for my job, and shoot for another race at another time. 

Running is about the love, not about the punishment.  It kept me sane and healthy this past winter while I was planning and applying and waiting and pacing.  I won't be giving it up. 

Another Quick Catch-Up

May 1st: Day 57
80 minutes, slow and steady.  Last run in Rathtrevor before I head over to Salt Spring Island.  I will miss my favourite trails but am so excited to explore what Salt Spring has to offer.

April 29th: Day 55
45-minute tempo run.  Best run of the bunch, and a spectacularly sunny spring day.  

April 27th: Day 53
30 mins.  Intended to do speed intervals, but really, there was no discernible difference between what I thought were my bursts of speed and my regular tortoise pace.

April 25th: Day 51
75 minutes, slow and steady.

April 22nd: Day 48
Ran 6 hill repeats.