What's Next?

My 2 year marathon quest is now complete, so what's next?

I will continue to blog about my running, but now instead of completing my first marathon, the goal will be to run faster. On my long term goal list is a BQ (Boston Qualifying Time). So, I either need to get faster, or maintain my current speed until I turn 60! BQ time for me now is 3:50, and provided I continue to improve as I hope, I'm looking at spring 2011 to make a serious attempt.

For now I'm running the LA Marathon on March 21. This is a new course this year, with lots of landmarks and great scenery to run by. It really looks like a great course, and if I enjoy the race, I may target this race in 2011 for my BQ.

We've also signed up for Goofy at Disney in January 2011. This wasn't my idea, but I figured I had to go along with it. Goofy hasn't really interested me, because I consider myself a "competer" rather than a "completer". I always want to run my best, and not sandbag a race, just to finish. As we get closer, we'll have to see how I decide to approach these races. Right now I'm leaning toward an easy half and a strong marathon, but that may change.

My training plan for this year looks something like this:
now to late March - marathon training
late March to late June - easy running
late June to Sept - half marathon training
Sept to Jan - marathon training