![]() I got really sucked up into the comparison game with myself - that a 6:4x is my current half marathon PR pace and I’m hoping for just 5-7 seconds slower over twice the distance? We are our own worst enemies in the mental game, but this training cycle opened my eyes to stepping up to that next level of competition with myself. I can’t even begin to describe how challenging it is to even think about holding a 6:50 for 26.2 miles. Each training cycle it makes sense: the harder the goal, the harder the work, but damn this training cycle and the workouts humbled me. Sub 3 Is Really Freaking Hard: Holy shiz it is no joke. I’m tired AF right now, physically, and really burnt out mentally. ![]() A 12-16 week build would’ve been fine for me and if I had been smart, I would’ve just tried to race Boston or not done Boston at all and started my build up later for Grandma’s. 6 months of building caused an irritated hip to exhibit overuse symptoms (which I got an x-ray for last week, but nothing will be answered until after Grandma’s). I still remained consistent even though my mileage was lower for those 8 months. Our bodies don’t lose fitness or muscle memory that fast. Going into the spring, I wanted to take a long time to build up my mileage and work hard AF to hit a sub 3 goal. I did 2 runs over 13 miles in that time and every workout felt like death. For over 8 months, I was averaging 25-38 miles/week. I Don’t Need That Much Time: I was sooooo scared to come back to the marathon. ![]() The race caused some serious irritation in my hip because of the hills and due to the longer training cycle, its been challenging for me to overcome. I’m glad I did it, but it wasn’t smart even though I didn’t race it. I really needed that to help me understand again the aura and draw of that race for so many athletes who come to me wanting to qualify. ![]() Don’t Run More Than 1 Marathon per Season: Ok, so I already knew this from my previous days of running too many marathons that led to burnout and over training, but I went against my better judgement (and I’m sure to my coach’s dismay). ![]()
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