Not sure I really mentioned this at all...but I have been training for a marathon all summer long. It feels like eons ago that I did that first 2 or 3 mile run that was miserable. You know...that first run after you haven't run in about 6 months. Well if you don't know that feeling, it's pretty bad. You feel slow and every step seems like really hard work.
Well that was about 6 months ago and I most recently ran 20 miles, 12 miles, and varying distances from 4-6 miles during the week. I won't say any of those runs were easy but they did feel easier than that first run months ago. That is the beauty of marathon training...you really see the benefits and what 6 months of running does for you.
I ran through terrible heat, cold, rain and just about everything else to get ready to run the Detroit Marathon on the 21st. Over the course of my training schedule, I only missed 3 runs and those were really early on. I had a little bit of a soccer injury that kept me off the road...and I had to have a little heart to heart with myself and determine if I really wanted to train and run this race. I decided I did in fact and have had one of the best training experiences of my marathon running career. I don't know if this will lead to a Personal Record for me...but I feel great knowing I stuck with my goal and in a week and a half and I will do this thing.
I have also prided myself a little on running a marathon in every city I lived in...so Detroit is getting added to that list (this doesn't count Eaton Rapids...they don't have a marathon...so it isn't going to happen).
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