After my last post I did re-evaluate my goals. I decided to give the Epic Canadian multi-day race a chance and reorganized my training plan to suit it. I still have every intention of running the 50k at the Valley Harvest Marathon in October but I believe my knee is demanding that I take my training more slowly. Fine. One thing I've learned from OA in the knee is to be flexible based on what your body is capable at the current moment of achieving. So mine is currently calling for a slower mileage build up, and I have the time to make it happen.
I'm honestly not all that upset about canceling my plans to run the NS Marathon. It was really a replacement for an ultra that I would normally do in June but a family commitment that had me change my plans back in January. I feel positive about running the Epic Canadian races, after all, the distances are what I would normally run on a weekend anyhow, I'll just add the goal of doing them in a reasonable amount of time, or at least not finishing last haha.
In the meantime I still have the Walk to Fight Arthritis coming up on the first weekend of June. After a month of dance competitions for my daughter I really just want to take it easy on that weekend, but I feel I have a duty to support the cause. Last year my husband and I got into an argument on the drive to the event (about my driving) so I'm hoping for a much happier day this year...or maybe I'll just leave him at home.
So my new goals are set and I'm ready to go after them. I'm also hoping to run some shorter events between now and the end of August, and maybe even run one of the Maritime Race Weekend races in mid September. Let's giv'r!!
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