Four Weeks From Today

Four weeks from today hopefully I will be able to call myself a marathoner. I can't believe it is so close! This next week is my biggest week as far as miles go. Next saturday will be 20 miles and then it will be tappering off time (and boy am I looking forward to that!)

Speed Bump - Running Slump

So I finally had a good run after many that I hated. Until about a week and a half ago I loved going for most of my runs. Then I hit a major slump. Running was the last thing I wanted to do. In the past, I would not feel like running but when I would get done I felt great. This was not the case anymore. I didn't want to go running, while running I wanted to quit, and after I finished I felt horrible.

I am not sure what happened but I hope it is behind me. Today I ran an easy 3 miles. What is crazy is that my pace today was 8:52 and I am saying it was easy. Just 10 weeks ago there would be no way I could have kept that pace, much less say it was easy to do! So I go into week 10 of training very encouraged. Do I think there may be a speed bump ahead? Sure. But like this slump, when I get there I will just push through it, get over it, and move on stronger than before.

There is this cloud of nervousness looming over me. I have my 15 miler this Sunday and I am terrified. It will be the longest I have ever ran in my life by 1.9 miles. As I was just thinking about it I found myself biting my fingernails...and I am not a nail biter. I have to trust that I have followed the program so far and know it is very mental at this point.

I think I can, I think I can....

Halfway Point

What in the world am I thinking? I am going to run a marathon. Well that is the plan anyhow!

Right now I am smack in the middle of my 18 week training program. This entire time I thought about starting a blog and so I guess now is just as good of a time as any. I mostly want to write so that I remember the journey.

So I got myself into this when some of my small group decided we should run a marathon together. As of now, it is just me and Daniel still training. I run almost all of my runs alone, which unexpectedly, I have grown to enjoy. After running with other girls for so long I thought it would be impossible to run by myself and it did take some getting used to.

I also have grown to love running with and ipod (another feat I feared would be hard to get used to.) For a while I listened to different playlist I had created in itunes, but I quickly grew tired of music. Now I listen to sermons from NewSpring Church in SC and PC3 here in Wilmington. Most recently I remembered that I like the podcast from relevant magazine and added that to my ipod.

Well it is almost midnight and I should get some rest for my long run in the morning.

Until next time...