Now that the Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon is over, it’s time for me in step up my training towards Dumbo Double Dare; which I am not worried about since I just did the half marathon in Chicago. But the Marine Corp Marathon is what I am concerned about.
The Marine Corp Marathon is October 25 and I need to get my training runs done. I finally sat down with my calendar and planned it all out. So the reality became the truth for me today. I have to put in a long run this weekend. No more sleeping late. Maybe I can get away with a nap, but it is time to teach my body to endure the long miles again.
I feel that I have been lazy with my training. Alright I said it out loud. Now I have to buck up and start to suck it up and get it done! I haven’t been skipping my runs. I just haven’t been putting in longer runs. Chicago last week was the longest run I did since the Mystic Half Marathon on May 29.
So why does it feel like I am starting all over again when I begin my training for my fall marathons? Lately I feel like I can go out and run a half marathon without putting in as many miles. It wouldn’t be my best race and it wouldn’t be a pretty race, but I could finish.
My friends were reminding me that the Disney races are all about fun and picture stops and costumes and socializing so that I think is also why I don’t have the feeling of pressure to be my best. But I was lucky to be chosen to run the Marine Corp Marathon in Washington D.C. so I don’t want to be a lazy runner for this race. I want to finish before 6 hours.
So I made my schedule in my calendar and now I need to view it daily or weekly and let the numbers on it sink into my head and I have to accept that it is time to stop being lazy and start putting in some miles. It’s time to download a lot of good podcasts or continue to listen to my audio books and enjoy my training time in the roads. I think as I write this, another reason is because I have been enjoying a lot of family time this summer which include late nights and a few weekend getaways.
So now it is time to start training for Dumbo, Marine Corp and The Dopey Challenge.