In 2009, I decided that I would train for the Vilnius Half-Marathon. It seemed like a good goal since it would be held on my last weekend in Vilnius after living here for nine months. I’d only been running for a year and was running about 3 miles at the time. I found a training schedule on-line and got started, but couldn’t get past 6 miles. I was traveling a lot which made it difficult to stick to a training schedule. And I found it hard to stay motivated training by myself. So, in the end, I didn’t run the half-marathon.
I returned to Seattle and my brother challenged me to try again at training for a half-marathon. He even promised to come from Northern California to Seattle to run with me. We registered for the Snoqualmie Half-Marathon and I started training. On May 1, 2010, I ran my first half-marathon. I was quite proud of myself and wanted to do another one. So I set my sights on running the 2010 Vilnius Half-Marathon since I would be back just in time for this year’s race.
Unfortunately I injured my knee training for the Snoqualmie Half-Marathon and it ended up being a long recovery. In fact, I haven’t run since May. Today, instead of running in the half-marathon in Vilnius, I was standing on the sideline and taking photos. As I saw the runners going by the Cathedral, I really, really wanted to be out there. I’m still hoping that my knee problems will be resolved and that I can start running again. There is always the 2011 Vilnius Half-Marathon to look forward to. Maybe the third attempt will be the charm!
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