Doing OK today - but happy to be rid of 2024. As "Mark the restless" (Irish runner from Strava) said "eat shit 2024"
Had injuries from August onward. Went from the best I was riding to the worst after tripping doing some strides in Atherton. Tripping and pulling my left hamstring, I assumed I'd be good in a few weeks...but not how it turned out. Instead I had to push the CIM December marathon until next year. But...my bad luck was not over yet...
Next I developed plantar in my right foot, so that set me back. And to put a cherry on the top of 2024, I pulled my back on Dec 20th getting ready to move, so I could not walk fro a week at the end of the year. blah blah blah...bad luck+old age= long recovery.
So I'm beginning 2025 registered for three races:
1. Mountains to beaches April: I WON'T be ready for this race. I'm going to change to a half marathon as I cannot get the $700 back from Marriott....we can drive down and do a LA weekend.
2. SF Marathon - this will be my BAA goal race in July. I should be able to get back in good enough shape to run around 3:45
3. CIM 2025 - can I improve my performance and get in group 1? probably not, but, should be able to improve and have a better starting position.
Let 2025 Begin!
