2011 - not a race year

It's May and I haven't run a single race yet. I've signed up for one, a 5K.

This is not like me.

The reason is that really, I haven't had the time. Not just the time to train, but the time to actually run a race. As usual, there are so many I've wanted to do, it's just that the timing hasn't been the best.

With so many weddings and wedding festivities, special occasions, parties, and other commitments, signing up for a race on an early Saturday or Sunday morning just hasn't been in the cards for me. I can't run a race if I was up until 3AM the night before. I could try, but who wants to waste that registration money and energy running a crappy race? (I admit, though, I am curious to see how I'd do on very little sleep and possibly a hangover. I've done it while training before...)

So, I think for now, I'll stick with whatever races I can (I'm eyeing a few this summer), likely shorter ones (goodbye 2011 marathon...), before it gets too cold (darn, the Scotiabank Waterfront is in the fall).