I have decided not to do a Marathon this spring. (Bob Potts Marathon) Of course, that could again change between now and a few weeks, or even tomorrow, but I don't think so. I will, instead, work on my base mileage and all around fitness. At the end of May I will begin to train officially for the 2012 Harrisbug Half, and then the OBX Marathon in November. But between now and May I want to get fitter, establish a good diet (better), and lose about 25 lbs. So, my racing goals are as follows.A Race - Harrisburg Half, (Goal - sub 2:00) September
Z Race - OBX Marathon (Goal - Finish with out turning into Fish Bait) November
So there you have pretty much my racing outline for 2012. (2 races) It is time to start from scratch. Over the last month I have lost a lot of motivation. I need to find my running groove again. For now, I am just looking for a 3-4 day a week training schedule to get my long run up to about 10 miles in the next 4-5 months. Wait, I did a 15 mile run last Saturday, as yucky as it looked. Looks like I will have some digging to do, or just be imaginative. It's weird, but my week of running doesn't seem complete with out doing a long run of some sorts.
How I do in the next few weeks will determine whether or not I do the Bob Potts Marathon. We'll see! Truth be told, I really don't know what to do. I'll know soon enough though. I know one thing, I have not felt it on my last couple of runs. It's time to light the fuse again.
4 comments:
could it be burnout? maybe you need to step back a little. don't run for a week or so? you'll miss running, I guarantee.
if you do want to run, it's best to leave the watch at home and just run freely. no pace or heart rate monitors to check.
if I were you, I'd skip the spring marathon and pursue getting fitter, faster as you've said in the 1st paragraph. at least there's no immediate pressure for training for a race that's around the corner. training for sept would be enough time. :)
happy new year!
This sounds like a good plan Kenley! No spring marathon - build your fitness and speed, do a few 5ks or 10ks for the race bug, and otherwise gear up for a successful fall of distance racing!
I'm seriously considering the OBX Half marathon in Nov! I also thought about a full but I want to get my half time below 2:00.
(2:11:54 is my current PR)
@running in a world of pink - That would be awesome. My current PR for the Half is 2:13:41 which was 2 years ago. Time to up my game. I know if I were down to 180 sub 2 would be nothing.
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