A Start

After hours and hours of thoughts flipping through my head as I train, I decided to share a few. So far, after a month of marathon training, here are a few things I've learned -

- If my calves hurt, I push with my hamstrings. When they hurt, I push with my calves. I have to counter every piece of pain, and over and over again, I forget (and then remember again) where I hurt.

- My feet won't be pretty again until November.

- I have to come up with new mental distractions about every 60 seconds or so. It used to be every 20.

- One of my tactics is to form emotional attachments to certain points (preferably far from where I start)...like a nice view of the city, or a private part of the trail. If I do that effectively, I am naturally compelled to run out at least that far.

- This endeavor is 20% physical. The rest is mental/emotional.


Okay, so today I went 5.5 miles in a recovery run. Tomorrow I'm shooting for 7, 4/7 at marathon pace. This week's long run should be around 10-11. I will run with the Chicago Area Runner's Association (CARA) on Sunday mornings at 6:00am. Ouch.

I am personally touched by all of my friends and family who have decided to sponsor me for the American Cancer Society. Thank you!

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