Some stuff that happened over the past month:
1) A lot of bad runs as the temperature went up/humidity increased.
2) One very bad half-marathon, during which I felt sick around mile 4 and never got better.
3) One really good 6-mile run on a night where the humidity was low. That was fun! So it isn't all hopeless, apparently.
4) An 11-mile run on the treadmill, which seemed endless.
5) I BOUGHT A TREADMILL!!!!!!! Not the same one as the 11-mile run. But my very own. So I can run on it and watch the Red Sox.
Stuff that is happening in the future:
1) I am going to Australia. It's winter there. I hope that this bodes well for running.
2) I'm doing a 5k in Australia. Because hey, why not?
3) Then I get to do the Beach to Beacon 10k. I am hoping to set a new PR here. My goal is under 11:00 mile splits. Doesn't have to be much under them. Could be 10:59. But that would still be a PR. My current PR is 11:15 and I have spent years trying to break that one.
4) All that's left after that is a marathon. No biggie.
I am trying to stay positive in the face of much negative with running. Still working off the stomach bug that hit me during the half-marathon and running has not been going so well since then. Still trying to remember that it is only one glitch and sometimes glitches happen. Not doing great with all of these sentiments.
I'm sad that the half-marathon didn't go better for a number of reasons. The conditions were really good for running (in the 50s!). The course was really good for running: only one real uphill and very scenic besides. My stepmother would have done very well if we could have just run the course. So I was very annoyed at the outcome. At the same time, it's really hard to run when you're sick and there is a bug going around. I am not the only one to suffer through it.
