trains, planes and automobiles

It has been over a month since I last posted on this blog. Thankfully, it has not been as long since I last ran. So why the crazy delay between blog posts? Simply put, I've been busy.

I started occasionally traveling for business back in June. I don't travel all the time. In fact, I get to accept or deny an opportunity to travel. But, since traveling typically comes with overtime, I typically take the opportunity. When I travel to Philadelphia this week, it will be my 6th trip since June and 4th in the last month. Add to all this traveling the fact that I have a 9 1/2 month baby girl that I want to spend time with as well as regular work and church responsibilities, I have not been left with much time to blog.

The worst part is that I actually LOVE blogging. I wish I had time to blog every day. It just hasn't worked out that way for me. And even though I have run on a few occasions since I last blogged, it has not been with much consistency. I mean, sometimes I get to run when I have free time on a business trip, but there's not a whole lot of free time. I did run one early morning in Scottsdale and most recently on the hotel's treadmill in Chicago. But once a week is not satisfying my desire/need to run. And as much as I LOVE blogging, I  LOVE running. If only there were infinite time in the day...

So what does all this mean? Well, considering the fact that I am looking to run a marathon next Memorial Day weekend (Vermont City - Burlington, VT), I'd say that it means that I need to learn balance quickly. I need to start training for the marathon in January, but want to start pre-training (get myself into running shape) by Thanksgiving. This doesn't give me long to figure this all out. If only I could train the same amount of time that I spend traveling by trains, planes and automobiles, I would be all set...but that's clearly not happening. What I need to do is come up with a plan. I need to schedule running at least 5 days a week.

So, to summarize, I need to come up with a plan/schedule by Thanksgiving. Oh, and you all have a role in this too. I'm tasking you all to keep me accountable and offer suggestions.

Maybe I can get started while waiting at Logan for my flight to Philly on Wednesday...