This week marks the beginning of a new training plan (<a href=”http://www.cherryblossom.org/” target=”_blank”>Cherry Blossom 10-Miler</a> is the immediate goal [in 1:07:30]) and <a href=”https://www.nvcc.edu/curcatalog/descript/description.asp?subject=JPN&amp;fullname=Japanese&amp;catalog=102″ target=”_blank”>JPN102</a> beginning. Free time? Goodbye.<br/><br/>Tuesdays and Thursdays my schedule has me getting my run in going to work, arriving at 10am, showering there, working until 7pm, heading to class until 10pm, home by 10:30. Wednesdays aren’t so bad, but I bike to work, arrive at 10am, work until 6:30pm, head to the track, run until 8pm, then home. Mondays and Fridays will be 9-5 w/ some swimming and biking.<br/><br/>I’ll post up my training schedule tomorrow. It doesn’t have quite the same miles as <a href=”../training_plans/mara_train.htm” target=”_self”>my marathon plan</a>, but it is all done at a much faster pace. Afterward, I’ll use the base of miles (I’ll be at ~35/wk) to do a quick 4-week plan for the <a href=”http://www.marinecorpshistorichalf.com/site7.aspx” target=”_blank”>Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon</a> (sub-1:30 goal), and then I’ll be all set to make another push for whichever marathon I end up shooting for (<a href=”http://www.mtcmarathon.org/” target=”_self”>Twin Cities</a> is the current favorite) over the summer. I’ll also be fitting the <a href=”http://www.parkshalfmarathon.com/” target=”_blank”>Parks Half Marathon</a> in there (sub-1:30 goal if I haven’t already done it) and maybe <a href=”../index.php?misc=search&amp;subaction=showfull&amp;id=1214706237&amp;archive=&amp;cnshow=news&amp;ucat=2&amp;start_from=” target=”_blank”>another bike race</a> somewhere (really want to do <a href=”http://www.grannygear.com/Races/Bigbear/index.shtml” target=”_blank”>24 Hours of Big Bear</a>. At the end of the year, if I fail again at qualifying for <a href=”http://www.bostonmarathon.org/” target=”_blank”>Boston</a> in 2010, I’ll likely head out to California for what’s dubbed “<a href=”http://www.runcim.org/” target=”_blank”>the easiest BQ marathon</a>.”<br/><br/>If I reject an invite because I’m too busy and need to get things done around the house, you now know why. Don’t take it personally.<br/>