Bonked!!!

[Buckfever]

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.

[ncboman]

I went out and was feeling good at the turn around but then at around 8 miles I was done.

I'm spent just reading about it.

Running 8 miles for me would be as likely as swimming to Spain. ;D

[Buckfever]

Got 12 today. No problem. It really helped to grind it out the other day.

[ncboman]

I'm beginning to grow concerned about your health.

Sit back and smoke some cigs or a fat cigar down to the stub. Watch some tv. All that activity is gonna blow your blood pressure up if you don't back off and relax some. ;D

[Buckfever]

I'll tell you I'd sure like to light up at the end of the day. I don't think that's ever going to go away. If I were to pick one vice, that would be it.

[freedomrules3]

12 miles isn't nothing to sneeze at for sure. When is the marathon and how long of a run is it? Thats one thing I never did much of was running, now walking I've done my fair share of that .

[Twanger]

I'm taking Bowman's advice. ;D

[Buckfever]

The marathon is 26.2 miles. I increase the long runs by 1.7 miles per week and get 2 up around 19.4 miles. The marathon is October 22nd this year and the only reason that I'm doing it at all, is that it falls on the trail of history weekend and the program that I hope to be hunting is closed that weekend.

[Twanger]

I read that you shouldn't run beyond 18 to 20 miles prior to the marathon, particularly of it's your first.
Light skinny guys (2 lb/inch) can tolerate more total miles than then clydesdales (3lb /inch). I only ran one 18 miler before my first (and last) marathon, and could only train 3 days a week, but still ran the whole 26.2 when the day came.

[Buckfever]

13.8 today easy.

[Twanger]

Nice.
First time I ran 16 I had to ride my wife's bike the last two miles back to the car, and she walked. ;D

[Buckfever]

I got 17.8 on a hilly course and averaged 8:35 per mile. That's my 4th run between 17.4 and 19.5. Only running 4-5 times a week, but am consistently getting 2 long runs in a week of at least 12 miles. Still need to drop 5 lbs though.