Training update February 19, 2007
Posted by regivizz Fitness, Marathon, Motivation, Other Runners, Running
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Ten weeks to go and the miles are piling up!
Thirteen was the magic number on Saturday. Thirteen very windy and very cold miles. Twenty mile an hour winds with gusts up to double that and a chilly 34 degrees! As I heard someone comment, it didn’t seem to matter which way you turned, the wind was always against you, sometimes even blowing a lifted foot into a leg!
I’m fortunate in the fact that the OKC running club, OKC Landrunners, host free marathon training runs in preparation for the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. “The Runner” so helpfully provides water stops, and the camaraderie is a great incentive to get out there and run a set mileage. They run on Saturday or Sunday mornings, Sundays if there is a major race on Saturday. I’ve been wanting to get in on the runs, but either because I was out of town, or because the runs were on Sunday, I have missed all of them prior to this last Saturday. As I was a new runner in the training group, I’m even in the picture on their website! :-)
Comments
Man, that looks cold. I ran last night in 50 degree weather with like a 5mph wind and I thought that was bad.
[...] P.S. I also made the front page of the Landrunners…since it was my first time to get to train with the group! I did 13 cold, windy miles! [...]
I do not know how you train during these months. I am all about the running the rest of the year, but I refuse to put myself under pressure to put in so many miles during Dec, Jan, Feb…brrrrr!!!!
Oh how I love those I’m going to huff and puff right in your face days. I find this is usually worse when running in town, where the buildings create eddies and wierd wind patterns. Then again . . . out in the country, there’s nothing to break up the wind that consequently blows that much harder!
Well done for sticking to it though - 13 miles in the freezing gale takes some serious motivation.
As a veteran of 16 marathons, it’s the tough training runs and the tough races that I draw strength from. Remember runs like this, and when things get tough late in a race, just think back that you finished lots of runs like this. If you get a chance, please visit my running web site, Faithful Soles. I have a categorized and searchable Running Blog Database on there and would appreciate it if you would link your blog to it. Also, ot help motivate you, please read a really great inspirational story about an event I witnessed at the 2000 Boston Marathon, please read The Greatest Marathoner.