marathoner452 has spoken-I'm tired of being slow and I'm going to do something about it

[marathoner452]

I don't even want to describe today's 10 mile race as a race. It was a lot of fun, I got to meet and talk with some really cool people, both from my running club and from the runnersworld forums, and I enjoyed running someplace new, but it was not a race.

I will not let that happen again. I need to get out there even if I don't feel like it on cold evenings after work, I need to start waking up early on Saturdays again, and I need to start doing some speedwork. I'm never going to qualify for Boston if winter=less than 20 miles a week.

I am re-motivated. Serious training will commence after the B&A Trail 1/2 Marathon next weekend, which today helped me to realize will not be a race but an enjoyable long run. Here's the plan: Short distance training for the summer-5ks and 10ks, then the Annapolis 10-Miler at the end of August, then marathon training for the NCR Trail Marathon will commence with the goal of a sub-4 hour marathon. All of this is of course dependent on the intensity of this year's hurricane season. I will accept 3-week deployments through the end of August, but after that, the focus will be on marathon training and I will accept no less than my best.

Hold me to it. And I don't want to hear anything about how I'm not slow. I'm slower than I want to be because I'm not training at my potential, and I'm going to do something about it.

~Bethany

Comments

[roadwarrior220.livejournal.com]

You know I'm going to hold you to it because you always hold me to the same standard, and because I want you to really be happy with your races and your training. I'm behind you 100%, and that will never change.

[ratkrycek.livejournal.com]

Tell you what - you make it to the Boston marathon, and I will go personally just to cheer you on.

Does that help? *g*


(Maybe I can dragoon some folks from my Red Cross chapter/local DAT into going along as well!)

[marathoner452.livejournal.com]

Definitely! :D