June

June has been a month of recovery, reflection and planning. I took it easy and followed a recovery training plan including a lot of stretching, cross-training, and some running. I tried to keep my mileage up to at least 35 k per week not to lose too much of my base but I soon remembered how difficult it is to train in the summer with all the other things that require time like taking care of the house and property, not to mention day trips, partys and the like. It's kind of strange but I miss those dark mornings when the rest of the world is asleep and I am on the road...

I have also added some resistance training to my workouts by doing some chinups, dips, and adductor exercises. I will also start doing some core exercises this week.

I haven't confirmed if I will run Montreal or Toronto yet but I have to decide soon. I need to structure my training plan as soon as possible because I also rediscovered that without a commitment and a training plan, it is way to easy to dismiss training if something comes up. I figured by now, I would be hooked enough on running to just continue with the same dedication but it is not so. So I am committing today to commit to something before the end of the week. Sounds silly, but if that's what it takes, so be it...

I have been following some leads on the fundraising and there are some porspects but nothing definitive yet. This is sort of why I haven't decided on Montreal or Toronto. Fundraising is not easy, especially when it isn't the first time, so I have to re-invent my approach every time around. I think this time will be a more low key approach; by now people know I am supporting the LLS, so I think I will rely on that momentum.....Stay tuned to see how it goes...