Hey guys, so I got some new running gear which has made me quite a bit more motivated to go running. Funny how that works?? Unfortunately, I am rather sick at the moment and the last thing I want to do is go for a 13 mile run.
New gear = Aesics shoes, water belt, pink sleeveless shirt, Nike headband....i think that is all. All this stuff of course, is for the marathon. I think I will wear pants that I already own.
Sore throat - go away!!!!!! you're killing my motivation here.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Saturday, August 4, 2012
How Important is training?
So, I am 2 months away from the chicago marathon. My longest run has been about 12 miles. So yeah, I am about half way there.
The closer I get to the day of the race, the more nervous I am getting about actually finishing it. This is one of those times I wish I had a super human power of being able to tell the future. Will I actually make it across the finish line? Will something crazy happen, like for instance, I fall down halfway through and tear something? Will I not be able to finish in the maximum time of 6:30:00 and have to hail a cab to the finish line? There are so many outcomes that could manifest.
As far as my training goes at this point- i'll be honest. Its not the greatest. I am not as disciplined as I would like to be. For instance, last week I did my long run on Sunday, which was fine, and of course I was supposed to run Tues, Wed, and Thurs. Well, I only ran on Tuesday. I ran again on Saturday but ran alot less than I was supposed to because my ankle was giving out. As a matter of fact, I don't think I have gone 3 weeks in a row where I have really stuck to the training. I totally underestimated how much time this was going to take out of my life.
That said, I am totally pessimistic about this. Of course I am going to show up on race day, but like I said, I have no clue how this is going to turn out.
It's pretty hard for me to admit the following, because it genuinely makes me feel like a failure. I started to Google research about people who did zero or minimal training before running a marathon. And actually, for those who are interested to know this, most of the stuff i read was fairly positive. There were ALOT of people who said they signed up the day before and did no training, and it was fine. Now, despite what I said earlier in this entry, i actually HAVE done some training and will continue to do so, despite the fact that I am not doing as much as I should be doing. If a good amount of people say they ran it with no training, I am fairly certain I can get through it with the amount of training, as little as it may be, that I am doing. I'm not justifying the shitty training I have done, only trying to assure myself that everything is going to be okay.
The closer I get to the day of the race, the more nervous I am getting about actually finishing it. This is one of those times I wish I had a super human power of being able to tell the future. Will I actually make it across the finish line? Will something crazy happen, like for instance, I fall down halfway through and tear something? Will I not be able to finish in the maximum time of 6:30:00 and have to hail a cab to the finish line? There are so many outcomes that could manifest.
As far as my training goes at this point- i'll be honest. Its not the greatest. I am not as disciplined as I would like to be. For instance, last week I did my long run on Sunday, which was fine, and of course I was supposed to run Tues, Wed, and Thurs. Well, I only ran on Tuesday. I ran again on Saturday but ran alot less than I was supposed to because my ankle was giving out. As a matter of fact, I don't think I have gone 3 weeks in a row where I have really stuck to the training. I totally underestimated how much time this was going to take out of my life.
That said, I am totally pessimistic about this. Of course I am going to show up on race day, but like I said, I have no clue how this is going to turn out.
It's pretty hard for me to admit the following, because it genuinely makes me feel like a failure. I started to Google research about people who did zero or minimal training before running a marathon. And actually, for those who are interested to know this, most of the stuff i read was fairly positive. There were ALOT of people who said they signed up the day before and did no training, and it was fine. Now, despite what I said earlier in this entry, i actually HAVE done some training and will continue to do so, despite the fact that I am not doing as much as I should be doing. If a good amount of people say they ran it with no training, I am fairly certain I can get through it with the amount of training, as little as it may be, that I am doing. I'm not justifying the shitty training I have done, only trying to assure myself that everything is going to be okay.
Dear Ankles, screw you!
So I was actually really pumped up for my 12 mile run today! I drank a ton of water and a diet Red Bull this morning and went for a run this afternoon. However my optimism was stalled by SORE ANKLES. Or something. I don't really know what's going on.
I had to stop every few minutes because I thought my ankles were going to give in and I was going to fall. I eventually just said "screw it" and stopped after 2 miles. I did some work on the elliptical, and tried running again. Fail yet again. I need to do some research on making your ankles stronger. Will post when I have a resolution.
I had to stop every few minutes because I thought my ankles were going to give in and I was going to fall. I eventually just said "screw it" and stopped after 2 miles. I did some work on the elliptical, and tried running again. Fail yet again. I need to do some research on making your ankles stronger. Will post when I have a resolution.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
blargh
damn I hate running. I haven't really been following my training. I am to a certain degree, but not like I should be. I am forcing myself to do the long runs, but have sort of been skimping the short ones. I hope this ends up being okay.
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