It's been a crazy last few weeks. I've just been plugging along, trying to get all the miles in and also be a productive member of society and keep 3 kids alive as well as myself. I always forget this part about marathon training--how it makes me kinda grumpy and tired and easily irritated. I want nothing more than to have this race done so I can move on to the next one. I'm over Ogden Marathon. :)
But, to the finish line we go. I've had some great long runs where I feel awesome and like I could go on forever. Far more of those kinds than the kinds where the miles seem to drag on forever. That's a plus. I've done four 15+ mile runs and have a 20 miler scheduled for this Saturday. I have also run a double digit (10+) mile run for 14 weeks straight.
I am tightening down my pacing plan for Ogden. In marathons past, I haven't really ever gone to the starting line with a pacing plan. Just run it as fast as possible. And I do really good for a good long time, but then fall apart the last 10 miles. I want to keep it under control at the beginning so I have the energy to finish strong. I have bigger fish to fry than this marathon.
For the next one, I have a tweak on my schedule to try. I want to spend the summer getting faster. It's a good sign that I am already thinking about the next one. In marathons past, I have been so eager to finish and never run again. I am feeling that a little bit, but not as acutely as I have before. This is probably the hardest part of the training for me--the last month before the race. There's the long slog of running so many miles and the never ending hunger pains as well as just being done with thinking about the race and wondering what the weather is going to be like and the anxiety of not knowing how you're going to do. There are so many factors that could change a race from good to downright terrible.
As for biking and swimming, they have been non-existent. It's so hard to find the time in the schedule to fit in swimming. Especially since I don't really like to swim. And basement biking has not been working out really well. So easy to make excuses. Now the weather is getting better, but school is still in session so I can't get out very easily, plus the weather is not always awesome. The wind down here in the spring is incredibly unpredictable. I have been to the gym for a spin class a few Tuesday evenings at 6:00 but that is a TERRIBLE time for a gym class. I wish I had the self-discipline to just get up and go at 5:30 am, but with no one counting on me, I always hit the snooze button.
Sigh. So many problems with my self motivation right now. I need to dial it in because the road to 2020 is going to be a mostly lonely road.
But, we cross this off, make our adjustments and plow ahead. We got this.
But, to the finish line we go. I've had some great long runs where I feel awesome and like I could go on forever. Far more of those kinds than the kinds where the miles seem to drag on forever. That's a plus. I've done four 15+ mile runs and have a 20 miler scheduled for this Saturday. I have also run a double digit (10+) mile run for 14 weeks straight.
I am tightening down my pacing plan for Ogden. In marathons past, I haven't really ever gone to the starting line with a pacing plan. Just run it as fast as possible. And I do really good for a good long time, but then fall apart the last 10 miles. I want to keep it under control at the beginning so I have the energy to finish strong. I have bigger fish to fry than this marathon.
For the next one, I have a tweak on my schedule to try. I want to spend the summer getting faster. It's a good sign that I am already thinking about the next one. In marathons past, I have been so eager to finish and never run again. I am feeling that a little bit, but not as acutely as I have before. This is probably the hardest part of the training for me--the last month before the race. There's the long slog of running so many miles and the never ending hunger pains as well as just being done with thinking about the race and wondering what the weather is going to be like and the anxiety of not knowing how you're going to do. There are so many factors that could change a race from good to downright terrible.
As for biking and swimming, they have been non-existent. It's so hard to find the time in the schedule to fit in swimming. Especially since I don't really like to swim. And basement biking has not been working out really well. So easy to make excuses. Now the weather is getting better, but school is still in session so I can't get out very easily, plus the weather is not always awesome. The wind down here in the spring is incredibly unpredictable. I have been to the gym for a spin class a few Tuesday evenings at 6:00 but that is a TERRIBLE time for a gym class. I wish I had the self-discipline to just get up and go at 5:30 am, but with no one counting on me, I always hit the snooze button.
Sigh. So many problems with my self motivation right now. I need to dial it in because the road to 2020 is going to be a mostly lonely road.
But, we cross this off, make our adjustments and plow ahead. We got this.
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