Gearing Up For a Long 2014

Once again I'll start this off by saying thanks to everyone that has taken the time to read this blog, onward we go. So I'm writing this as I'm nursing a slight hamstring strain, which sucks because it sort of sets me back a little in my training. Now it looks like the Georgia Half Marathon may not be an option at this point, depending on how my leg heals. I definitely don't want to really set myself back by trying to be a bad ass and injure myself further by trying to push through this. I had something similar to this happen back in August, but after about 2 weeks or resting it and icing it, it wasn't too bad.

Well since I began to write this post a few weeks ago, my hamstring felt good enough for me to go run on, which felt great, to run again that is. So I'm just really trying to ease back into things, and not re-injure myself or make things worse. With that said, I can definitely tell that the time I missed really didn't help out, but I would rather miss time now than in August and September when it's really down to the nitty gritty in terms of marathon training.

So being that it's only the beginning of the month of March, means that this is going to be a long and arduous journey to prepare for Las Vegas and my first crack at 26.2 miles. I'd like to apologize for taking so long with this post, but I can assure those that read this, that I will do a much better job in the future. With that said, I'll be updating on training as well as upcoming races, the biggest of which is the 2014 Peachtree Road Race on July 4th this summer. I was initially unsure as to whether I would actually sign up again this year, but after reading a book about the race and its illustrious history, I began to think what an honor it is to run in a race that featured running legends such as Finnish icon, Lasse Viren, American marathon legend Frank Shorter, and Don Kardong. I don't plan to take this run as seriously, to me it's more of a fun run, rather than a race to set a PR. The reason being, is that with 60k people, it's really really tough to run and maneuver amongst the hoards of people and not get worn out quickly.

Well I appreciate your patience and look forward to keeping everyone updated.