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marathoner452Marathon training mixes the possible and the impossible, brains and guts, mind and body. There is a limit to what is possible. No matter how much you want to run more miles and faster miles, at some point you will push yourself over the edge and get injured or burnt out. On the other hand, if you never push yourself to run farther and faster, you'll never know how much you can accomplish. Rational thinking will only get you so far. No rational person would run 26.2 miles. Your mind will tell your body it can do far more than it ever thought possible, but some days you just have to tell your mind to shut up and stop trying to run the show because your legs are trying to do more than any rational thought process would allow.
I've been thinking about this summer. Even if keeping up with Pfitz has been a daily challenge and one I haven't always been able to meet, I've accomplished far more this summer, especially running-wise, than I ever thought I could. For my three previous marathons, I've peaked at 40 miles a week with one 20 mile run and one midweek double-digit run. This time around, I hit 40 miles 14 weeks out, not 3, and I'll run 3 20 milers, not one. I've run above 40 miles a week since the beginning of July with only one down week. And this has been one of the hottest summers on record to boot. Now I'm not trying to cut myself any slack or give myself any excuse to back off. No, actually I'm reminding myself of how far I've come and that there's absolutely no reason to give up now. I've been tough on myself all summer, now it's time to reap the rewards.
In this case, the rewards are a 4 hour marathon and then who knows? I'd love to run a 1/2 under 1:45 early next year.
On that note, I'm off to Americorps training in Wilmington, Delaware. Me and my new car will be leaving at 11:30 tomorrow morning, and I fully intend to hog the hotel treadmills in my continuing quest to get faster and stronger.
~Bethany
I've been thinking about this summer. Even if keeping up with Pfitz has been a daily challenge and one I haven't always been able to meet, I've accomplished far more this summer, especially running-wise, than I ever thought I could. For my three previous marathons, I've peaked at 40 miles a week with one 20 mile run and one midweek double-digit run. This time around, I hit 40 miles 14 weeks out, not 3, and I'll run 3 20 milers, not one. I've run above 40 miles a week since the beginning of July with only one down week. And this has been one of the hottest summers on record to boot. Now I'm not trying to cut myself any slack or give myself any excuse to back off. No, actually I'm reminding myself of how far I've come and that there's absolutely no reason to give up now. I've been tough on myself all summer, now it's time to reap the rewards.
In this case, the rewards are a 4 hour marathon and then who knows? I'd love to run a 1/2 under 1:45 early next year.
On that note, I'm off to Americorps training in Wilmington, Delaware. Me and my new car will be leaving at 11:30 tomorrow morning, and I fully intend to hog the hotel treadmills in my continuing quest to get faster and stronger.
~Bethany
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Date: 2005-08-23 06:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-23 10:21 am (UTC)Keep it up!!
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