Less, but more

We've been having a good couple of weeks of walking. Seth has started making a point of getting out and walking more often, and the past two Sundays we've had good days with distance.

Last Sunday, we ended up doing about 8 miles wandering through the parks near our house. One trail we took was a bit more of a hill than we would have liked, but it was good for us. Today, we were planning on doing 10 miles, but the desire just wasn't there at all. Instead, we did about 4.6 miles at the park- twice around the lake, with some wandering on new trails here and there. Our average pace was pretty pathetic (we did much better last week), but we weren't really trying to push it. For me, it was about getting out there and working even though I didn't feel like it. We ran a bit- I think that I had the longest spurt of running I've had so far. Go, God!! My lungs are getting better.

As far as races go, I was looking forward to the San Francisco Marathon, mostly, I'll admit, because of the cool shirt. But being that we have to put money somewhere else right now, I can't really justify $140 in entry fees for a race. What we may do is something called the Progressive Marathon, which is where we basically register (for half price) and do most of a half-marathon the week or so before, and just finish the last 5k or so on race day on the course. Still get to participate, basically buying the shirt. I think we'll do it- it's a lot of fun to be a part of a race.