Boston is now history. I am fully recovered and running strong. My fast pace is easier and my easy pace is faster. I am happy about these. However, my runs have lost part of their meaning. They still distress me, make me feel powerful and strong, and help me put life issues in perspective. However, the runs seem a bit purposeless since I am not training for a marathon. I still run long on Saturday, but the current long is 10-12 miles. I am still meeting with the Sue(s) but now we are talking about Boston in the past tense. I can't wait for July 1st to come and for marathon training to start. I decided that I am going to let my body rest until I start training in July - no speed work, no running all out, unless I do a race. I love the discipline of training, planning for workouts, running at a specified speed, meeting my goals. Some people can just go out there and run a marathon for fun. I can't imagine doing that - I am the nerdy student who needs to be prepared and actually enjoys the process of preparation. I also like to try my best when I race - no running just to finish for me; if there are people in front of me, I am going to try to catch them.
I am searching for some races to do this summer. My town has been putting together a 10K for the past few years, so I am planning on doing that on Memorial Day. I have never ran a 10K on the road (have done a trail 10K last year), so that should be interesting. I am also thinking about a 1/2 marathon in June, but have not made up my mind yet. There are great trail races in New England, and I'd love to do some, but they are so far away and spending 3 hours in a car on a Saturday or Sunday seems like such a waste to me (both time and fuel). My family would also not be very happy if I took off with our only car and left them alone an entire weekend day. I would not be happy doing that either.
So there you have it. Can you tell I am not good with transitions? Thankfully, I am working hard on my biking and swimming and am seeing progress in both, so that's good. However, I am and will always be a runner at heart!
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this: "I love the discipline of training, planning for workouts, running at a specified speed, meeting my goals." is totally me too. I love training and I miss it. Maybe thats why the year + I have been running, a majority of it has been training or training for training :) I like having a plan to tell me what to run today, but I am trying to enjoy this plan free stage I am at.
about the running for fun - we will see how that goes :)
glad your easy pace is getting faster! that is always a great feeling.
I am totally the same way--I just feel like I have no purpose without a training schedule! At any rate, try to enjoy this in between point and the flexibility it offers . . . and before you know it, it will be time to train again! :)
I love to make a plan, review it every day, check off my runs, track every mile...the love of running.
now, just a suggestion, but maybe you can swindle/convince your family that driving you 3 hours to a race and then watching you run is 'good family fun.' and driving you back home 3 hours while you sleep is the best part of a family day together.
You'll be marathon training again soon enough (and yikes, a 1/2 ironman coming up!)
Enjoy your recovery time. And running for fun can be, uh, fun!
i had better plan now for the let down after Lowell in October!
Hi there - I just came across your blog and really enjoyed reading the post after your marathon.
I always always always skip my ab exercises and your post finally made it so clear to me why they're necessary - to keep you upright when you're tired! Makes so much sense and I'll be back into them tomorrow, thanks to your post.
All the best and thank you! Melanie
Must. Have. Something. On. The. Schedule.
That's how I roll. Or I'm like an unmoored boat adrift on the lake.
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