Well it has been a while since I have updated this blog...I guess I am not really the 'blogging' type. With facebook, work, kids and running...my computer time is becoming more and more limited. However I thought I would quickly update this to reflect that I did in fact, register for the Philadelphia Marthon with hopes of redeeming myself in this grueling race called "the marathon".
I set myself up on a training program and it has been going fairly well. A few missed runs and some illness, but nothing too detrimental. I have done 2 long runs of 32 km each and I am still around to tell the tale - however I am having serious doubts about adding another 10.2 km to that distance. I have also heard that the Philly race course has 2 hills (one at mile 10 and one at mile 20) so the marathon anxiety is starting already.
I still have 2 weeks before I have to taper, so I am going to do a 35 km run next week and then another one between 32-35 km - then taper for 2 weeks before the race. If nothing else, it should help me mentally. Then - I will have to leave the rest up to the 'running Gods'!!!
There comes a point during my long runs...usually around the 28-30 km mark where I start to question my sanity...why am I doing this? is it really worth it? Upon further reflection I began to realize that marathoning is just as much of a mental exercise as it is a physical one. So over the next month as I prepare to head off to Philly I am going to 'try' and take some time to mentally get myself ready for this race (whatever that means!) but I read that in the John Stanton book LOL! I know I am a nutso, OCD type A runner and will probably drive everyone around me crazy incessantly talking about running...but that's just me!
You guessed it...I am Canadian and a Runner, and this is my blog. It's not really about the running or taming the obsession, but the journey along the way!
