After an all too long hiatus I'm logging back in to update my numbers and search for motivation to re-engage in my training. Since I wrote last we've celebrated Halloween, my wife's birthday in New York City (watched some of the NYC Marathon while in town and ran through Central Park - highly recommended by the way), and enjoyed Thanksgiving with family.
What I haven't been doing regularly is running...and now I have 60 days if I plan to run my marathon on Super Bowl Sunday. Every day I don't run I'm further from my goal and wrestle with rationalization, denial and self defeating thoughts. Setting goals and following through it tough stuff.
Well I'm not going to spend my night writing about what I'm not doing, I'm going to spend the night doing.
Until next time...keep moving forward.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Still Here...
Posted by Running Hawkeye at 6:16 PM 2 comments
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Des Moines Half Race Day
First a word of thanks to everyone who kept me in their prayers or wished me well, who helped me with advice, and who showed up to cheer me on. This was a fun day and each of you made it possible.
When I got to the car I found one last sign that read "You're our champion Daddy". I put it up on in the window and plan to leave it there for some time.
Posted by Running Hawkeye at 1:36 PM 5 comments
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Confessions of a Marathoner in Training
I write this today as a man a drift, on the verge of spiraling really. Little nagging injuries are dogging me, mostly because I don't follow advice well, I don't do the little things that allow a body to maintain integrity in the face of marathon training mileage. Plantars, sore hips and a knee I've been in denial about for a week are really playing games with my mental toughness.
And then there is the busyness of life that creeps in giving me excuse after excuse not to run. To top it off the "Fat Guy" is really running roughshod over me. "Skinny Guy" has been gone for almost a month and I'm now just 10 days out from my first half marathon and am hanging on.
I'm about to run out the door for 5 miles so all isn't lost.
If you're running the Des Moines Half or Des Moines Marathon on the 21st look me up. I'd love to meet up with you at the Runners' Lounge tent afterwards or see you at the Expo.
Posted by Running Hawkeye at 9:07 PM 5 comments
Labels: Injuries, Mental Toughness