Saturday, August 23, 2008
Running Hard, Hardly Running
This morning I ran 21 miles. And no one was chasing me.
I meant to do this last weekend, but had a minor injury, and not wanting it to turn into a major injury, I stopped at 17. But this time, I did it., but I didn't, and I'm kinda proud of that.
It was tough; I had plenty of opportunities to stop early
It wasn't a good run. It took me longer than intended and I walked a lot more than I should. I realized a lot about my nutrition, my sleeping habits, my strength training, my running schedule, and my own limitations. I love learning about myself but it's nice when I don't have to get so sweaty and disgusting doing so.
But having learned, I'll make some adjustments in my marathon training. And I'll be ready to go for the Marine Corps Marathon in October.
Next weekend I'm planning to do a short run. Only 13 miles. And the fact that I refer to 13 miles as "a short run" is amazing. It was only 7 months ago that I was doing 30 minutes on an elliptical machine and calling that a workout. It's amazing how quickly things can change.
Also, in a demonstration of the fact that I have more optimism than common sense, I signed up for the Singapore Marathon, which is only 6 weeks after the Marine Corps Marathon. But hey, why not.
I meant to do this last weekend, but had a minor injury, and not wanting it to turn into a major injury, I stopped at 17. But this time, I did it., but I didn't, and I'm kinda proud of that.
It was tough; I had plenty of opportunities to stop early
It wasn't a good run. It took me longer than intended and I walked a lot more than I should. I realized a lot about my nutrition, my sleeping habits, my strength training, my running schedule, and my own limitations. I love learning about myself but it's nice when I don't have to get so sweaty and disgusting doing so.
But having learned, I'll make some adjustments in my marathon training. And I'll be ready to go for the Marine Corps Marathon in October.
Next weekend I'm planning to do a short run. Only 13 miles. And the fact that I refer to 13 miles as "a short run" is amazing. It was only 7 months ago that I was doing 30 minutes on an elliptical machine and calling that a workout. It's amazing how quickly things can change.
Also, in a demonstration of the fact that I have more optimism than common sense, I signed up for the Singapore Marathon, which is only 6 weeks after the Marine Corps Marathon. But hey, why not.
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don't Singapore. You will crush the Marine Corps Marathon but your body will need time to recover. For a first-timer six weeks probably isn't enough, particularly when you are only going to be there four months, you don't want to spend a third of your time in Singapore training and potentially another 2 months recovering from pushing yourself too hard. Train in Singapore and pick a Marathon in the U.S. to do when you return.
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