10 Weeks Left!
The toughest part is getting out the door
I’m on week nine of my training plan for the in-person Detroit Free Press Marathon. It takes place in Detroit, Sunday, October 17th. I’m using the Hal Higdon, Novice 2 training plan this year. I have the whole plan in excel where I upload my miles, pace and have a place for comments for each run day. I run four days a week with a long run on Saturdays or Sundays, typically Sundays.
Most days I do not want to go out for a run. That’s the truth. The night before, I am gung-ho! I think about the next day, about waking up and putting on the gear and heading out early in the morning before work and just kicking ass! Then I wake up at 5 AM and have my coffee, drink some water, read a bit and write in my journal. I look at the time and watch the window to get this run done before work get smaller. “Ugh! I’m so comfortable here just thinking about life. Why do I have to go live it! It’s so much better just imagining how awesome it all will be!”
Haha! I’m actually writing this as I procrastinate! This is part of my, “Well, I do NEED to get this blog going. I better just go ahead and do it now - Looks at the clock on the computer, 6:16 AM - Okay, I’m running four miles today… that’s about 40 minutes for me. I gotta work at 8 AM. I gotta eat breakfast and I gotta shower before getting to work. So, if I leave by 6:30 AM that means I get back to the house around 7:10 AM, take my shower, get to work. Yes, I think that will work! …But I’m still typing and haven’t gone to the bathroom or put my running clothes on… So, let’s make that time 6:45 AM… which means I’ll get back by around 7:25 AM. Yes! I can still pull it off! Okay… I guess I gotta get going… but I gotta upload a picture for this blog post, right?! GET GOING!”
And, I’m off for another training run.