To Trail . . .

Or not to Trail? Trail running. That is the question. Or at least the question I am wrestling with today. You see, my last trail run did not go as planned and derailed my ability to run for many months. Grand plans gone awry.

In December 2010, while surfing around the Runners World Forums, I stumbled upon and joined an online running group, 2011in2011. This group succeeded in encouraging me to run more miles, have more fun, and make  new friends along the way. After I signed up, I made up my mind to redouble my running efforts in 2011.  I was focused on staying healthy and building miles throughout the year.

Training for training's sake is fine, but I need a goal.  I set two primary race goals.  Complete the spring 1/2 marathon in Lincoln, NE and the fall Market to Market (M2M) relay with improved times from the year before. I threw in the AAZK trail race in April and the Boys Town Memorial Day run as family events, for good measure. Then the plan was to wrap up the race year with the Beer and Bagel trail run, take a couple weeks off, and begin building miles (and maybe even a little speed) for 2012.

The  stage was set for an epic year as far as I was concerned.  What I found out was that my overall goal was not to be, that was the answer.  To be continued...