The Quest 2.0

Registration for the 2010 Twin Cities Marathon starts on February 2nd this year, which is far earlier than it has been in the past. I'm a little peeved that the date has been moved so early; I would hazard a guess that this was done because registration took a long time to fill up last year and they probably want to allow more time for people to register. I've been planning on registering again for 2010, but I didn't expect to have to do it so early. Usually I have a better idea of my fitness level and am getting back into running more by the time registration opens. Regardless, the quest version 2.0 will be starting within the next coupe of months! My toe has been relatively calm since marathon day, as I've only run in sandals, barefoot, Vibrams and Boots a couple of times. I plan to train in Sandals and Vibrams, possibly moving into barefoot on some shorter runs after my feet toughen up a bit.

Although my race time goal is to run a marathon in 4 hours or less, my greater goal this cycle is to stay healthy so that I don't miss training time. This will mean ramping up mileage slowly and making sure to stop if my footwear or anything else starts feeling uncomfortable.