So, it’s time again to hit the roads. Some call me crazy. That’s odd, because I find so much strength and peace through running. Oh well. The next race will be on the 14th of January. It’s the Painter’s Half Marathon down in St. George. I figure that if I choose races down there I’ll get to visit my mother, step-dad and grandmother more often. Nice!

I’ve started to train for the Painter’s Half. The schedule is not too bad. It gives me several runs of 4-6 miles a week, an easy day, a cross-training day and then a long run that increases each week. I end up biking 5+ miles most days too. I haven’t been training for a bit. I think that’s why I’m tired these days. I’ll have to find out if need some special sleep regime or something. I think I’ll have more energy as I stay with the program…I think I need to be a bit more aware too of what I’m eating…to make sure that I have enough calories in the day.

The only other races that I’ve considered are the Wasatch Back Relay and the Salt Lake City Marathon. Both races are in June of ’06. The Wasatch Back relay consists of a 170 mile relay with 12 people. It spans an entire 24 hours and goes from Logan to Park City. Not a bad little jog, yeah? Well, each team member runs 3 legs ranging from 4-6 miles. Wow, that would be sweet! Hey, if you want to run with Team Pumpernickle then let me know! If we sign up by the 31st of Jan then it’s $60 a person.

That’s all for now…running really connects me to life. I’m a fan. I just found this cool tool to help you with your training pace. Peath out yo.