I have been doing a lot of WISE thinking and work on my sick day today. I have been reading one of the books Val gave me, the one with many stories about people's first marathons. It's very intriguing and a fun way to learn about running while hearing many different life stories. So, I read that for a while in bed today. I have also been charging my way through Anna's journal which I am reading for the class assignment.
I got thinking and stressing about how I haven't signed up for a half marathon yet. So much of it depends on my rowing schedule, but I don't have that set in stone yet, so I have to decide my priorities and make some decisions. I was thinking the Make it a Good Day race would be good, but when looking into it more it isn't a very established race. When interviewing Val, she told me to do my research about the size and reviews, etc. I figured it wouldn't be as big of a deal for a half marathon compared to a full, but I am now changing my thinking. Ms. Gergely had mentioned she might do the Binghamton Bridge race, and so that was kind of reintroduced to my thinking. I noticed it from the start, (being significantly closer than Brunswick, NY) but was hesitant because of the timing. It's the day after I have a race which I was not so worried about, although it isn't ideal, but it's two weeks sooner than the Brunswick race. I will talk to my mentor, Ms. G, and Mr. B about this to see if that is do-able because it is cutting my training significantly.
With the practice article, I was thinking about what I can do to practice rather than play while running. I found this article on running technique that I will remind myself of during my runs to reconnect my actions and head to just check in with all these components to be actively practicing:
http://www.chirunning.com/blog/entry/10-components-of-good-running-form/
I'm feeling a bit better so I will enjoy the nice (yet chilly) weather on a run soon.
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