Saturday, July 16, 2011
HOLY HELL, I only have 69 days till 26.2
Yep, that is right, there are only 69 more days until I become a marathoner. Owner of the right to wear the 26.2 badge of pride. I can't believe that this is all I have left, I don't feel ready. I know that I am capable, but feel very up against a wall. I have been dealing with a slew of injuries the past two months and have just gotten them turned around and am starting to feel stronger with each run. As I have been reading those that I follow race reports from their own marathons and the great success that they have had. It is all making me a little bit nervous. Especially since I have not put in the miles that I should have been putting in. I am getting back on track and I have had a few things go my way as far a training is concerned. The first thing that I did was I went to see a sports Dr., and he helped me diagnose what the causes of my injury cycle were. I have been working to correct and strengthen the weak muscles causing the issues. Second, I started to cross-train by riding my bike to and from work at least three times a week and trying to get out for a long ride on the weekends. This had greatly improved my running in both time and endurance. The third thing that I have been doing is pushing myself beyond what is comfortable, and taking a slower more comfortable approach to my long runs at the same time. I had been neglecting my nutrition and doing other detrimental things to my body. I did have a few confidence boosters along the way, like PR'ing the most recent 5k and then busting out an 8 miler the day after. Followed the next weekend with a 3.5 mi. run and 15 mi. of biking Saturday and a 10.5 mi. run on Sunday. Both of these were great confidence boosters, and now I feel I am on the right track. However, I feel a little bit under the wire to get to where I need to be for race day. Race day may be coming up fast, but I will be ready.
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