Reflecting on National Running Day - and my Fears about Running
Today is National Running Day. And I must admit, I am SUPER disappointed. My knee is not yet feeling good enough to run on, and so I am not going to, as much as I want to. I know that a break is going to be super important as I am getting up to the official 18 week starting time, next weekend, but I really just need to take a deep breath now and take care of my legs.
It's a little sad, but I am currently starting to feel a little bit nervous about marathon training. I know that I have already done it. I know that it went fast and that I honestly flew through it, but now that it is summer and there are a lot of other things that are going on, I am starting to feel uncomfortable. I had so much fun training before. But now that I have put actual pressure/goals upon myself besides "don't die on the course" I am feeling scared! I have no idea why, either!
I already know that I can do these things, I have already done them. All of them. I have run 20 miles when I didn't feel like it. I have run 6 days per week and wanted to die. I have crossed the finish line at a marathon for goodness sake! So why the bundle of nerves?
I can think of a few reasons:
1. Currently in pain. Obviously that will make a girl nervous even when she is more than 18 weeks out from her next biggie.
2. The longest I have done since the Pig was 10 miles. And it didn't take too much effort. And that makes me nervous for some reason.
3. I have signed up for this Beachbody thing. I am trying to dive into it headfirst so I can start bringing in some dough. It would be nice to have it to pay off my car/students loans and start working on saving a lot! It's time consuming.
4. I still need to convince my husband. I am thinking about buying him some Ohio State football tickets for their game the day before. Then we'll already be there... And I don't care if he stays in bed this time. I can accept it.
5. I have set some big goals. Including PR-ing this race by approximately 27 minutes (I ran 4:26, and I would like under 4 hours).
So yeah, needless to say, I am a little bit scared about it. I am hoping to get out and do 8 miles, with no pace pressures on Saturday since my team is doing that. And no pace worries since I will be coming off an injury. I am just crossing my fingers that I can be there by then!
It's a little sad, but I am currently starting to feel a little bit nervous about marathon training. I know that I have already done it. I know that it went fast and that I honestly flew through it, but now that it is summer and there are a lot of other things that are going on, I am starting to feel uncomfortable. I had so much fun training before. But now that I have put actual pressure/goals upon myself besides "don't die on the course" I am feeling scared! I have no idea why, either!
I already know that I can do these things, I have already done them. All of them. I have run 20 miles when I didn't feel like it. I have run 6 days per week and wanted to die. I have crossed the finish line at a marathon for goodness sake! So why the bundle of nerves?
I can think of a few reasons:
1. Currently in pain. Obviously that will make a girl nervous even when she is more than 18 weeks out from her next biggie.
2. The longest I have done since the Pig was 10 miles. And it didn't take too much effort. And that makes me nervous for some reason.
3. I have signed up for this Beachbody thing. I am trying to dive into it headfirst so I can start bringing in some dough. It would be nice to have it to pay off my car/students loans and start working on saving a lot! It's time consuming.
4. I still need to convince my husband. I am thinking about buying him some Ohio State football tickets for their game the day before. Then we'll already be there... And I don't care if he stays in bed this time. I can accept it.
5. I have set some big goals. Including PR-ing this race by approximately 27 minutes (I ran 4:26, and I would like under 4 hours).
So yeah, needless to say, I am a little bit scared about it. I am hoping to get out and do 8 miles, with no pace pressures on Saturday since my team is doing that. And no pace worries since I will be coming off an injury. I am just crossing my fingers that I can be there by then!
Good luck! You are doing the right thing for your knee, I'm sure you'll be glad you took time off. I understand getting nervous too. I'm 18 days away from my second marathon and pretty nervous myself!
ReplyDeleteAlso, go bucks!