It has been quiet lately on my blog but rest be assured I have been busy training. I have been swimming twice a week, cycling and or spinning twice a week and running for 2/3 times a week with the view to run the Asics Reading 1/2 Marathon.

I have been training from the beginning of the year with initially building a base around the 10K distance, which is the run distance

in the Olympic distance. In February I lost the rhythm of training due to one week of skiing, working longer hours and during the ski holiday I picked up a small injury. I reduced my run distances for up 5K only, which was a wise decision. From the beginning of March I started with a 9 mile run and increased with one mile on a weekly basis. Yesterday, on Mothers day, I ran 12 miles which is just one mile short of the half marathon distance. These distances are the furthest I ever ran!

My expectations for my first ever half marathon are first of all to finish, without stopping, without injuries and if possible stay below 2 hours.

The profile of the reading half Marathon seems to be reasonable enough with the last 3 miles flat (this is probably where I will struggle).

If you want to look at my training log for 2009, feel free to checkout http://www.buckeyeoutdoors.com/users/traintriathlon . By the time I’m on the start line for my first ½ Marathon I must have ran a distance of 220km for this year. I’m impressed.

All the best to all the other 16K participants!