Run for fun

I've been thinking about ramping up my running to begin training for another marathon.  I'm 22 weeks away from the Bluenose Marathon and it's time to begin getting ready.

This leads me to church.  I do a lot of good thinking in church.....not always about what the minister is talking about, but I pay attention enough to know what the message is for the week.  So I was sitting in church this past Sunday and I started thinking about the time commitment that I need to make for the marathon training.  There is a lot going on in my house right now.  Not the least of which is my wife is beginning to work more hours and has more commitments outside of her work.  She needs support around the house.

The kids also still like to do things with me so I should really take advantage of that and spend as much time with them as I can.

So, while I'm hearing a message about repentance, I decided that this year, I'm running for fun and not training for a marathon.

This is a big deal for me.  I've never run for fun.  I've run to keep in shape for rugby.  Then I ran to get back into shape after quitting rugby.  I started racing triathlons and I ran to train for that.  Lastly, I ran to get ready to run the bluenose marathon last year.

On a side not: Marathons are really far and it takes a long time to get ready to run 42km.

I'm coming off a couple of injuries that have limited me from running much this summer and my back isn't 100% fit, but I'm going to start running.

Tonight I'm running about 6km.  It's going to be an easy run and I'm not going to time myself.  Not knowing how far I'm running and how fast I'm going is a big change for me.

Wish me luck.

This is a photo of me running with my son. He's kicking to the finish line after crushing a 5k. (proud dad typing this)