So I am definitely not doing that longer race I alluded to way back in, what was it - December?

Nope, I am most definitely not doing the Around The Bay 30k.

Maybe next year, who knows. But I took a bit of a break after October's half-marathon, and that two-week break became a few more weeks, and then a few more months.

Before I knew it, almost 5 months had gone by.

I've tried running a few times since the half-marathon, but I've found that my old IT band issues have started bothering me again - usually around the 3-4k point.

So it looks like I'll have to start slow again, with low mileage, and work on lots of strengthening exercises targeting the proper supporting muscles.

I plan on getting back up to those nice long distances - and hopefully even beyond what I've already done, since I want to complete at least one marathon in my lifetime.

So there's my update.

On a related note, the weather is supposed to be amazing today, so I will hopefully get out there for a run today.

Happy running,

Sarah :)