Gooooooaaaaaaalllllllll

My motivation to run seems to be lagging a bit lately.  I'm always happy I've run after I run, but the thought of going for the run is draining.  Still doing the runs mind you, but the drive isn't there like it was.  Since I plan on doing this for quite a while, that just doesn't sit right with me.   

Well, thinking about it, I realized this is probably because I've set my goal too far out.  Right now, I'm training for a half marathon in January (or March if I decide that flying to Naples is a bit much.)  Effectively what I did was take a 1/2 marathon training program and double it up - repeating each week of training for a more gradual increase. 

The program does call for a 5K and a 10K in the middle, but I decided there was no point in committing to a specific race until right before since I have the flexibility.  So I have a defined goal of January - - or March plus intermediate goals of September-ish and November-ish.  I realized this just doesn't work for me.  If I've scheduled/paid for it, it drives me - if I haven't I tend to drift.

So I'm running a 5k this weekend and I'm figuring out my 10K for November and probably throwing another 5K in for fun.  We'll see if that puts the exclamation back in it.