I’m going to make an effort to update this blog more often this season because I don’t know how much longer I can train for marathons. It is a grind, but so much easier than what cancer patients have to endure. That’s what keeps me going when the going gets tough, but they do what they do because they have to. I often wonder, “how much voluntary wear and tear I should put on this aging body of mine?” I don’t know, so I am starting to treat these training sessions as more special than previous seasons, and treat my body with more care.
I hopped on a scale the other day and found that I’d gained a lot of weight since my recent low of 180. Need to be better about my diet. Also plan on doing some yoga to add one day of activity to my weekly running.
Last week, I was down in LA visiting my parents, so I ran six miles on my own. It made me miss my teammates. Not sure how people run long distances by themselves. Headphones probably would’ve helped, but it’s been a long time since I ran with them. I don’t even own any anymore that would be good for running.
Today, I will do eight miles with the team near my home. Hoping to break five hours on the marathon, so I’ll need to run 11:25 min/mile pace. That means I’ll need to finish today’s run in around 90 minutes. Wish me luck!