Should I run a Marathon?

6/10/07

 

Today was the end of week 2.  I did six miles.  My strategy is to go at a moderate pace, occasionally I will do a short sprint to challenge myself but on these long runs, I try to flow, not push.  I ran along the railroad tracks in south

Lincoln, on a gravel bike trail.  Trees line either side of the trail so I was shaded a lot of the time.  I could look ahead and see nothing much but the trail stretching out in front of me which was a little disheartening.

 

I have noticed that my aches and pains have subsided mostly.  I did have a big ass blister on my little toe.  It has a day to heal until my next run.  I did a lot of delayed gratification mind games to keep going.  Like I won’t check my mileage until I listen to a full song or run to a certain mark I can see up ahead or I count to 50.  Anything to just keep me focused on something else but the run so I can just keep running.  It is like I am living the moment by not living the moment.  Weird. 

 

I am doubting my ability to run the marathon quite a bit.  I have to do what I did today plus TWENTY miles to do the marathon.  Scary.  Intimidating.  Hard.  I did the math and that also means about 5-6 hours of running.  Can I do it?  How will I fake myself out to get through that?

 

Posted by J on June 17th, 2007 //


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