Heh. Well, not dangerously. I just like how that sounds.

One year ago this month I began my running venture (thanks, Dawn!), and I’m proud and downright shocked that I am still at it 12 months later. I have never stuck with any exercise for any extended period of time, so the fact that running is still part of my life is pretty phenomenal.

To date, I have completed 3 half marathons, five 5ks, and one 10k. Doesn’t seem like much, I guess, but when you calculate all the miles banked to train for it all, it’s feels like a bunch.

I have maintained a 30-pound weight loss, and though I still have another 30 that needs to be shed, I am proud that I am halfway there. (Am hoping Jillian Michael’s 30-Day Shred will help with crosstraining and ridding remaining poundage.)

I am in the middle of training for the NYC Marathon now, and I’m up against a bit of a decision. 4th of July marks 18 weeks until the big race, so I can switch my training schedule pretty comfortably. I have been looking at the NYRR’s (New York Road Runners) First-time/Casual Marathoner schedule and am thinking about training with that.

I have never used a calendar based solely on miles (save for the first 2 months of my training in ’09), and I think it would be good to use one based less on speedwork/tempo/time, like my current calendar. Yes, speedwork is good — great, in fact — for endurance. But since overdoing a speedwork session is what got me in trouble last year (re: injury), it might be a nice change of pace to focus on miles, miles, miles. And to be able to incorporate speed at my leisure. Of course, this will mean more time spent running during the week (and more 20-mile long runs), but really, it’s not that much more. Still — I know to take it easier these days with speed, etc. And since the NYCM will be JUST about finishing, I may stick with what I’m doing. See? Quandary.

I have a couple days to decide. We shall see ….