It really is amazing that I haven't written sooner than this but my life truly has changed dramatically in the last few months. I not only manage a Fitness Studio for Franklin Templeton Investments but my own company is also starting to take off. The job at FTI is one that I love and it allows me to connect with more people and in a different way that I did with those at Extreme. In addition, I'm actually teaching 3 step aerobic classes and 2 core conditioning classes each week. That really has left me with little time to train for any races.
My last race seems like such a long time ago (Niagara Falls Marathon in October) which preceded the Scotiabank Marathon in September. I have decided to take the year off from competitive racing and that has allowed me to create more balance in my life. There were weeks when I was training for Ultra Marathons when I would run 60-80 Miles each week as part of the training program I was on. Now I am content with running 40-50 Miles (sometimes fewer even) each week. I have also backed off of running at 5 AM each morning and started running more from work when it's a little warmer and the sun is actually out (LOL).
I may run a few races this year just for fun and to stay connected with the friends I have from the Ontario Ultra Series but for now I'm just enjoying the fact that I can run for fun.
