Last week I caught myself looking ahead to next years goals. Being a very goal oriented person and a supreme planner, this seems to be what I do when I have some down time. I have been tossing around the idea of tackling the 26.2 mile monster again. Especially now that I have this new found speed and strength. I was thinking of a spring marathon, potentially Mississauga as I'm very familiar with the course and it's not too far from home. Mississauga usually takes place mid-May. However there was also the fact that I wanted to do the Toronto Women's Half again and that takes place at the end of May.
First of all, I am shocked that I even actually contemplated running a full and then running a half 2 weeks later. Goes to show you how much I've changed mentally as an athlete.
Secondly, I am even more shocked that I was actually somewhat excited by the prospect!
What the hell has happened to me? I think I have almost reached that degree of insanity that I never thought I'd see. That of a die hard runner.
To make this prospect even MORE appealing, when I googled the dates for the 2012 Mississauga Marathon, I found, to my absolute delight, that it had now been moved to the FIRST WEEK of May! That would give me 3 whole weeks to recover AND to reap the fitness benefits from the marathon just in time for the half.
OH yes. Could this get any better.....??
Somebody get me a straight jacket, I think I need to be committed.