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| Marine Corps Marathon #2 |
So, I’m a little manic about my marathons these days. I’ve basically transferred from training for the Philly Marathon to the Marine Corps Marathon at this point.
I originally planned on Chicago — which I decided not to go to b/c of costs — but now I’m regretting that and wishing I had just stuck with it. Then, I’d be on my way but alas…
I was doing Philly with a group of people — or so I thought. It turns out, the folks I thought I was “going with” all made travel/hotel plans without telling me and I got stuck by myself. I’ve tried in vain to find a roommate (hotels are really expensive the night before the race) and in general just have a bad attitude about the whole thing now.
Basically, I feel like I’m in sixth grade again and got “left out.” Ha. I’m probably taking it way too seriously but…it still sucks.
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| I couldn’t help myself. |
If I go to, it will cost me at least $300 for one night in a hotel — a hard number to reconcile especially when the “fun” is kind of dissipated now. I know marathons are your own “thing” but traveling 4 hours away with friends was at least half the reason I signed up.
Rick has offered to go with me but it’s just not the same with someone who isn’t there to participate with you. I love him for offering but I’m still not feeling the excitement anymore.
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| Traveling to races with friends makes all the difference! |
The only reason I am disappointed to be solely focused on Marine Corps is because it’s my fourth time doing it. I was excited to try a new race, especially one that is known for being relatively flat (Philly).
I also like having a “backup race” just in case weather is terrible or my body decides not to cooperate on race day and I need to redeem myself later.
That being said, I’m going to give MCM all I got — though I’m already envisioning that round of hills in the first 8 miles. I’m also envisioning the endlessness that is miles 22-24 in Crystal City. It’s all good.
I haven’t made a final decision on Philly just yet. I’ve got a room saved and might wait to cancel until after MCM. If I get my sub-4 goal at MCM, I will be more tempted to cancel Philly. Oh anyway, the first world struggles of a slow marathoner…
Yesterday, I did a tempo run (hooray for me doing real mid-week training!). My training sheet said 5 miles at 8:22 pace. Well, my phone was acting up and I couldn’t get it to keep pace correctly so I just set it up so I could look at my averages afterward.
I ran fast…not sure of my pace and till it was very hard. I struggled, I played mental games with myself to keep pace. I told myself the more I can run fast tempo runs before the marathon, the easier it will be to keep a faster pace during the marathon. I imagined things I might say to myself during the marathon just to keep me chugging through these tempos — “I am a WARRIOR!” (heh heh) and the like.
In the end, I ran 4 tempo miles — 3 at around 7:45 and 1 at 8:15. I guess no wonder they felt so hard. I am not used to pushing myself like that and I know it was good for me.
Next week, I want to try some repeats and possibly hills. It’s crazy how much work and planning is required if you really put in the right training. I wish I had a coach to just tell me what to do and push me all the time!
But, no matter what, we know THIS is true:
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| I might have stolen this from Kara Goucher’s Facebook page 🙂 |
QUESTION: What challenges are you facing in marathon/half-marathon training these days?
emckenna says
Coming off an Achilles injury. I took 7 weeks off. Coming back is hard and knowing when to push through vs. when to stop is even harder.
emckenna says
Coming off an Achilles injury. I took 7 weeks off. Coming back is hard and knowing when to push through vs. when to stop is even harder.
Glenn says
You should buy a real GPS watch. It will make nailing workouts a lot easier. You can get everything you need for a $100 solus watch.
Glenn says
You should buy a real GPS watch. It will make nailing workouts a lot easier. You can get everything you need for a $100 solus watch.
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