It’s been a LONG time since my last post. Too long actually. And I have come up with many things to write about. But as with any marathon training–life gets in the way. Life definitely got in my way the last few weeks and even had me questioning whether or not this whole marathon business was even in the cards for me. So this is my come back post. A quick update on what I’ve been doing, feeling, seeing, and hearing since July.
1. Long runs. I’ve been doing them. Begrudgingly. I discovered that I don’t particularly care for “training plans”. The thought that I HAVE to run X-number of miles on a particular weekend messes with my psyche. But I’ve gotten over it and gotten out there to get my long runs in. Longest run to date was 16 miles. Just in case anybody didn’t know…16 miles is FAR. My next one is 18 miles. These numbers make me laugh.
2. My first DNF. The Alien Half was last weekend (8/18). It was supposed to be a night race but it started at 6:30. The weather wasn’t horrible but it wasn’t favorable either; it was very humid. I wasn’t emotionally invested in the race. The days leading up to it I had slacked in my normal hydration routine so I went out there having doubts about finishing it. At mile 4, I knew finishing was a no go. The half way point in the race went back through the park where the start/finish line was. So…I ran half of a half. And I was ok with that.
3. Awhile back I had the pleasure of reading a post where people were giving their opinions on the plethora of blogs and the number of bloggers out there. And you know….there are some real “Insert 2 profane words here” out there in cyberspace. I know that not everyone will support my blog or understand why I have one or even care that I have one…and that is 100% fine with me. I’d rather have positive support anyway. But geez…insulting bloggers…well…anyway….
4. Training for a marathon is time consuming and kinda sucks a little bit. I’m hoping that this feeling will pass once the actual race is over. If it doesn’t, I may be joining the one and done team with my dear Mickey H.
That’s all for now…
JDBL.
