Well, Sunday is the big marathon day. My training wasn't exactly everything I'd hoped to accomplish, but it never really is. I've definitely been taking it easy the last couple weeks, partly due to getting a cold immediately after the 20-mile run I did two weeks ago and partly due to sitting around eating delicious cake and pie and fantastic curry sausage stuffing all the blessed Thanksgiving weekend.
I see that my big 1.8 mile run this morning wasn't enough to make my little Nike cartoon person start jumping hurdles again...but Sunday will put the life back into her. (Almost) all downhill. Just have to keep a cool head, think about people who have suffered or are suffering way more than I will be and have no choice in the matter, keep on truckin', and not be too attached to the outcome. How glorious to be able to stand and walk, let alone run. How lovely to wake up at 4:30 a.m. to catch a 5:15 bus to the 7:00 a.m. start. (Choice in the matter, choice in the matter. Yes. I signed up for this.)
4 comments:
Wahoo! Kick some CIM butt!
Your Nike cartoon is making me feel guilty about slacking on the running.
I've been slacking too. I'm not sure I could even run more than a few miles now. It's sad how fast you lose it...
I'm going running today though!
Good luck on sunday!
Thanks!
Depends on what you mean by "a few miles," but if you have a high enough pain threshold you don't really need to train that much. :)
Hmm... training one's pain threshold vs. just training. I need to remember this...
Good luck!!
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