Linae tagged me with a challenge to use one word to describe my upcoming 2006 training season. Picking ONE word is hard for me. I like LOTSA words.
Fun? Social? Marathon? Focused? Next-Level? Can it be one word if I hyphenate?
A word for last year was going to be SPEED, and I did run the fastest 10k I’ve ever done last March. Then I settled in to Half Marathon training and never really got back to the speed work. I did stay fairly CONSISTENT with my training, which would have been the word for 2003 & 2004.
I could say MARATHON, but that would only encompass half of my year, because I’m only planning on running one, and that’s in July. I’m tempted to answer the tag with FUN, because the Penguin flock is coming here on marathon weekend this summer, but hey, you know me – it’s not like I really need to work on that aspect of my running š
How about DISTANCE?
That will do. If I manage to train well for and survive my marathon in July I want to use the distance training I’ve built up to tackle the Moose Mountain trail race in September (shhhh, don’t tell Hubby yet). It’s “only” 29 km, but it’s grueling enough to take just as long as a flat marathon. The more I race XC, the more I want to enter longer trail races. I really enjoy running up and down in the woods much more than paved road running. Plus it will make next winter’s 8k XCs feel like a piece of cake.
All Downhill From Here 
You’re a TREKKIE! I can’t believe how much alike we are in so many various aspects of our lives!
Yes…no carrot cake for me. Sometimes I “sneak” a few bites…and I end up with an itchy skin rash and tickley-scratchy throat. š¦
Distance – sounds like a good one. This tag game of Linae’s has got me thinking…I may tag MYSELF for the 2006 One-word Description of Training Game. š
By: *jeanne* on December 16, 2005
at 10:24 am
ooh…i’m looking forward to hearing about moose mountain. you mentioned that one before and it sounded exciting. you’ll become an ultra trail runner yet!
By: jeff on December 16, 2005
at 10:46 am
Ummmmm, by the way I tagged you for something as well. Don’t blame me, Mark started this one. š
By: Dawn (aka Pink Lady) on December 16, 2005
at 12:57 pm
OK, I’m tagged…I’ll try to put something up tomorrow.
By: Donald on December 16, 2005
at 4:34 pm
I don’t get what it is to be “tagged?” Is this a computer thing, or is it a playground thing? If it is a playground thing, how come you are tagging 4 people at one time? Where is “safe” and can you tag your butcher. This morning I woke up, life was simple, the next thing I know I am tagged and don’t know what to do….somebody please hep me!
By: air-run on December 17, 2005
at 7:28 am
If it’s a playground thing, I must have been running really slow this week, because I got tagged THREE times. It can be seen as kind of a virus, because you infect those you tag and then they in turn infect others. There’s the chainletter aspect of tagging more than one – it’s kind of like blob/amoeba tag (have you ever played that?), but it’s blog tag instead.
And if you don’t want to play? or if you want to change the rules and tag everbody? or nobody? S’okay. ‘Cause it’s YOUR BLOG. Tags are just great ways of drumming up conversation.
By: karen on December 17, 2005
at 7:51 am