1/2 Is Better Than None

OK. Avoiding politics so far today. Patience.

First, after many grueling weeks of indecision, and many personal fitness tests, I concluded that I should not run the Columbus Marathon. My piriformis just hasn't healed properly and running a marathon at this point would result in two things. One, a really slow time, probably a minute slower per mile than what I ran last year. Not fun and not something that I could get mentally prepared for. Two, way more pain and suffering than a 3:40 marathon would be worth.

Instead, I've opted to run the 1/2 marathon, which is better than nothing. And again, not looking for (or currently capable of) a personal record here, just being happy that I can run. Pie in the sky race goal is sub 1:40, which would require me to destroy my piriformis and start from scratch toward recovery. I'm competitive and sometimes not too bright when it comes to running, so I anticipate plenty of pain. What can I say? I'm an idiot. The other option is to run a totally safe, easy pace, 1:45. Yeah, I can't see that happening. Especially since the weather is predicted to be a perfect 39 degrees at the start.

Oh...to line up healthy at the starting line for a 39 degree race. A boy can dream.