Instead of bitching and moaning about my speed compared to last year, this week, we’ll focus on the positive. …which is haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaard, when there really aren’t any thing good going on with this year’s Boston Marathon training.
Well.
I’m not injured.
I’m not a complete slug.
I have a great running partner.
I can still run.
My old coach used to say that we should be thankful that I can still run. That there are many people who can’t do what I’m doing. Either because they are injured, dead, or just can’t do it due to various life issues. He used to say it's a privilege to be able to run and get a hard workout in.
I look at my friend who has been in a Plantar Fasciitis funk for over half a year now. She can’t run. She can barely go up and down the stairs. Last year, my running partner was miserable with a stress fracture. She couldn’t run for 8 weeks.
Yep, I can still run. I shouldn’t complain. I should focus on my workout and not get too carried away by how much speed I have lost year over year.
2012: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/149676591
2013: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/267548244
2013: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/267548244
In my mind, it’s hard to duplicate exactly as previous years when conditions vary. Is it too hot? Too cold? How tired am I? How fat am I? I understand these things, but in my heart, it’s frustrating as hell. Excuses or is it just part of training? I'm too much of a novice to know the difference.
On a funnier note…I’m still trying to figure out why I need to poo after a hard workout. Hey, even the PROS have to poop.
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