Two weeks from today is my next attempt at a marathon. The Virginia Beach Shamrock Marathon. The last one (San Antonio) didn’t go too well mainly because I strained my abductor muscle a few weeks before, and they lied about having food at the start. The one before that (Phoenix) didn’t go well because of my torn meniscus. I still ran the full, but because I had missed a lot of training, I knew I would be hurting to do the whole thing. But I knew that going in so I wasn’t the slightest bit disappointed. This time, I am not convinced that I am ready, but really it’s all in my head. I should be ready, but part of me isn’t sure. It’s a lack of confidence in myself that I need to get over. How can I do it? Is there a formula, or a pill that I can take that will give me a mind boost? I know that there are actually running psychologists that specialize in this type of thing. Maybe it’s worth it to talk to one of them? Has anybody out there done that? I talk to other runners that I run with, and the successful ones all say that the first time that you get those negative thoughts out of your head, you will be fine after that. And the only way that they did it was to battle within themselves when those thoughts would start to creep in. They say that because you’ve done the training, you should be able to this. Sure your legs are going to hurt. They are going to hurt whether you keep running or whether you stop, so might as well keep running.
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Yikes! 8 weeks to go
I decided for sure that I’m doing the Shamrock Marathon in March which is only 8 weeks away. Right now, I could do the half, but I’m way away from doing a full. It should be fun.
Tip jars are getting out of hand. There’s a beer store that I went to once that actually had one. Tip for what? I had to get my own beer.
My dog Miles has cataracts! What 16 month old dog gets cataracts?
Finally had a good game in the football playoffs, and the team I didn’t want to win, won. J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets.
The company I work for filed bankruptcy (chapter 11), and eventually got bought by some investment group. What does this mean? I don’t know. Only time will tell.
The economy still sucks. Ater billions in bailouts, what has that accomplished other than put us so far in debt that pretty soon the tax rates will be 50%. Cash for Clunkers? The companies that benefited most were foreign car companies. The government running health care? What have they run that has ever been successful? Be afraid.
One Week to Go
The San Antonio Marathon is next week. As I sit here and type this, I realize that at this time next week I should be at mile 2, or the porta john. Currently in San Antonio, it’s 68 degrees! That’s not good. The one thing I fear more than anything at a marathon, is the weather. The good thing is though that the high there today is only projected to be 74. So at least it’s not really going to get any hotter.
I really want to run a lot this week to get more miles in that I’ve missed because of injuries, but I know that is pretty stupid. I need to take it easy and rest up this week as much as I can.
After this marathon, I am thinking of doing the Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach on March 21. The main reason is that I don’t think the San Antonio Marathon will go well for me, and I want to get back in the saddle right away. Plus it gives me a chance to see my brother. I know he reads this blog, so I should state that I haven’t decided for sure yet, but I will let you know soon.
I was diagnosed with MS about 6 years ago and I am one of the lucky ones. I don't have too many problems associated with it, and the disease has actually slowed down. I took up running 4 years ago just to see if I could do it. So far I've run 4 marathons in 2 years and 12 half marathons.