“A marathon is called a marathon for a reason. This is a long, steady race. Make sure to try and keep your highs and lows in check, don’t go out too fast, try to keep it slow and steady. When the hard parts come, and they will, make sure to tell yourself to gently push onwards, the next mile will be better. This race is as much about your head as your body, so just keep it moving!” – Dr. Jordan Metzl, Sports Medicine Physician at Hospital for Special Surgery
Indeed, that’s some sound advice. And I need all the advice I can take these days. I’ve clocked good mileage so far this week. But I feel like I am doing enough. Am I running fast enough? Am I running too slow? Ugh. I am about to drive myself crazy.
With 37 days left, I am starting to get way nervous. Did I train enough? Am I going to get hurt? Ugh.
Indeed, that’s some sound advice. And I need all the advice I can take these days. I’ve clocked good mileage so far this week. But I feel like I am doing enough. Am I running fast enough? Am I running too slow? Ugh. I am about to drive myself crazy.
With 37 days left, I am starting to get way nervous. Did I train enough? Am I going to get hurt? Ugh.
This weekend I am running the Lacombe half-marathon. I’m looking forward to it. It’s a trail run so it’s going to be so much fun. I don’t know the trails at all in Lacombe so that’s going to be a great part of the challenge. And I’ll have a good idea of where I am in my training.
This is our pace chart for the marathon. I am in the second wave. There’s pace bunnies for all the desired end times. I’m in the second wave. My corral is in the 3:50 finish time but I want to be in the 4:00 finish time so I will adjust my starting spot slightly.
This is starting to feel so real. I can’t believe I am going to be running a marathon!