March Winds

So the March Winds have blown in and brought with it another Spring.  In past years, I usually start to feel the stirrings of a springtime depression, but not this year for some reason.  My head is clearer right now than it has been during this season for the past several years.  It feels good.  I am attributing the abeyance of my springtime malaise to newfound interests and desires.  These are keeping me focused and on track to reach the goals I’ve set out for myself.

I seem to be over the bumpy start that March gave me in regards to my running.  My mileage for this month is significantly less than January and February, but perhaps those months saw too much.  I will say that I am obsessed with my mileage.  I want to reach 2,010 miles in 2010, which means I have to go a little over 5.5 miles per day.  This is a lot harder than it seems, especially when I’ve been going large distances on the weekends.  I didn’t keep up in March and it looks like I will be behind with the end on month mileage goal.  Realistically though, I probably shouldn’t just tally how many miles I need in a given month to come out at exactly 2,010 miles.  I’ll probably be doing much more as I draw close to the Vermont 100, back off right after it and then even out as the end of the year approaches.  Maybe, I should even plan it out.

I feel like I have things to look forward to for the first time in a long time.  I need to be careful and not obsess on them too much.  They will come to me all in good time and in the meantime I will enjoy the ride.  I’ll take it one day at a time and see what each new day brings me.  There is no point in rushing the future and hence your life away.  It will all come soon enough.