The great beyond

So as my marathon inches near I am trying to figure out what the next great adventure is going to be. I have to do this because if I don't you know what the drill will be.

Post marathon:
Day 1: Ah, I am going to take a week off because I deserve it!
Day 7: That felt great maybe if I take another week off I'll PR by an hour!
Day 14: OK, time to start running....oh look Tosh.O is on.
Day 35: Damn is my belly getting bigger or am I just happy to see me?
Day: 88: Ah fuck it!

So if i have a plan perhaps after the week of rest I can focus on another goal.....especially since it gets so damn cold here in the winter and I am really going to need something to get me going through all that!

As all my friends, family and any person I have EVER made contact with knows I am a Bloomsday junkie, we all know I will be doing this race as usual, but we don't know if I am going get to try to test my 1 hour time limit as we are not sure if Angie is running and I'll be walking with Will in the stroller.

It's peanut butter jelly time in Spokane

But even before that I am thinking of doing another marathon in the spring. I have had my eyes on the Yakima River Canyon marathon for a while now. I know it's not really a PR one (but it could be with the right training) and right now I am really looking for scenic, new and challenging courses at the moment. Ya know kinda pushing the boundaries to see how I can react for marathon training before I really try to push hard to qualify for a Boston.

Of course Jeff is trying to talk me in to doing some triathlons, which I am all for, except for the extra time for training and all that new stuff I need to buy. My long term goal is to attempt an Ironman in Coeur d' Alene within perhaps the next 5 years or so.

I also really need to start looking at some sort of post marathon training schedule as well and have been kinda coming up short with finding results with that. 18 days is crawling but at the same time flying by. SO much to think about and do til then....and did I mention that Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner too?

Oh well maybe I'll take a GU and call you in the morning.

By the way has anyone done or heard of anyone that has competed in the Mount Lemmon Marathon in Tuscon? Let me know about it.