What can I say?

"It's been such a long time, I think I should be goin', yeah

And time doesn't wait for me, it keeps on rollin'

Sail on, on a distant highway, I've got to keep on chasin' a dream

I've gotta be on my way

Wish there was something I could say.

Well I'm takin' my time, I'm just movin' on, You'll forget about me after I've been gone

And I take what I find, I don't want no more, It's just outside of your front door..."

Now I am sure that Boston was referring to something other than running when they wrote this song but I think that it fits in perfectly with my relationship with running. It has been some time since I wrote my last blog entry and I have numerous excuses but the truth of the matter is, I wasn't running as much as I was before the TLV Half Marathon, which is normal but I felt that I needed a break from it all. The running, the writing, the hurting. The longest runs I have done have been around 6km this past month. I have thrown in a bit of speedwork here and there when I didn't have enough time to properly get in a workout. Apparently I am what they call and nerd when it comes to studying, especially when I am studying for a class that I really enjoy and want to do exceptional in, not just good. So, for the past month I have been studying and studying and studying and studying, trying to get in work and workouts and the test is finally over and done with. I am tired. I need a vacation, be it from life, school, work or running on a schedule. So I am flying to Barcelona for 4 days, an extended weekend, and you better believe that I will be travelling with my running shoes. What better way to see a new city than on foot, running? I have seen many a city this way and at a much different perspective than if I was on a tour bus or walking with a friend.

Once I get back from my long weekend away, I will have to buckle down and start my marathon training. Venice is not going anywhere and I have 4 months to get in shape to run the marathon on my 25th birthday and of course the Marathon's 25th anniversary :)

In order to make sure that I do everything correctly, I will be making a calender with all my running workouts preset on it with little flexibility so I will be forced to run even when all I'll want to do is jump into the pool from the heat of the summer.