Post by Buckfever on Aug 23, 2006 22:48:24 GMT -5
I was scheduled for 12.6 today. I'd already run an 8, 10.9, 10.5 over steep hills and a 9 just this past Sunday in under 9 minutes per mile. I went out and was feeling good at the turn around but then at around 8 miles I was done. My quads were locking up. I really wanted to call my wife for a ride, screw this I was thinking. But then I realized that if I didn't cover the distance, not only would I be taking myself out of it, I know how pissed I'd be at myself afterwards. So I walked a quarter mile to recover and was able to go a half mile and after that with 3.5 miles to go, I just walked 100 yards and ran 300 yards. All the way home. It was like doing 18 300 yard intervals after a nine mile warmup. Brutal.
This was the bedtime story I told my kids tonight. I explained to them that I felt like throwing in the towel and that for a moment I actually did quit. How I thought about calling my wife and have her pick me up. I also explained to them that it is normal to feel like quiting in life and that it happens often, where you feel like chucking it. But that what you need to learn to do is to take it easy on yourself, be patient with yourself in dealing with whatever pain your going through and learn to talk yourself into making the best of it.
I'm not built like a runner, but I think that's the reason I like Marathon training so much. Because in the process of Marathon training I will fail many times and it forces me to dig deeper and find strength, that wasn't there before.
I spend a lot of time relating to my kids.
This was the bedtime story I told my kids tonight. I explained to them that I felt like throwing in the towel and that for a moment I actually did quit. How I thought about calling my wife and have her pick me up. I also explained to them that it is normal to feel like quiting in life and that it happens often, where you feel like chucking it. But that what you need to learn to do is to take it easy on yourself, be patient with yourself in dealing with whatever pain your going through and learn to talk yourself into making the best of it.
I'm not built like a runner, but I think that's the reason I like Marathon training so much. Because in the process of Marathon training I will fail many times and it forces me to dig deeper and find strength, that wasn't there before.
I spend a lot of time relating to my kids.