A Slow Build

One of the reasons that I backed off the half marathon and ran the 10K a couple weeks ago was my running was not ready for a half. So with my limited time to run, how do I get ready? Slowly building time and miles. My shortest run up until a few weeks ago was 3 miles and anywhere between 40-45 minutes running time. Now my base run is 4 miles or almost an hour on the road.

My run yesterday on the Monon felt good. My previous 4 miler had been over 57 minutes. Yesterday's run was over 55 minutes. So clearly I was a bit faster. I don't want to focus on fast right now though. My focus is on getting road time and miles in. I think that works better for me.

Better times can come with time. If I had 5 days a week to run, I could hone in more on the speed of my runs. For now I am content to work on building miles and time. As we get older, and I bet even those speedy masters runners will tell you, you have to take more time to get ready. Age has a way of doing that. Your body needs more time to be ready. It needs a slow build.

Since I don't have a half marathon quickly coming up, I can take more time with my running. It looks like I won't get 4 half marathons in this year, but I can do at the least 2, at the most 3, and that is fine. My body appreciates that.

Charlie