This morning I took advantage of Denver’s fake spring to run to REI and back — close to 6 miles. Yesterday I ran a lap around Wash Park (~2.5mi) with my friend Ellie, who’s coming off a lingering tendon injury from last summer. Running season — albeit delayed — is finally back.

On my mind is whether I want to run the Colfax Half Marathon this year. Last year, Ellie and I ran it and I ended at a 2:08:00 time, which was a letdown for me.

My half-marathon distance time before that was 1:52:00. My stamina was much better then and I’d tell myself to slow down to maintain a comfortable 8’35” pace. This was during COVID and the race was shut down. I ran through the ghost town of Denver, past Coors Field, up through Curtis Park, by City Park and down Colfax, back to home.

So, I either get my ass into gear with Nike Run Club’s training program for a sub 2:00:00 half-marathon or I get into pace training and run a series of 5K and 10K races.

This is a good dilemma to have.