Days to Chevron Houston Marathon: 14
Planned Run: 12 miles
12.02 miles 2 hours 26 minutes 12:09 pace
8:15 am 36 degrees at start, 43 at finish
Still cold, cold, COLD in the mornings. It took a lot of self-convincing to run today. My sleep was disrupted because I didn't have enough covers and I didn't run the heater. I woke for good before 6 and grumbled to myself for about 15 minutes before getting up and fixing a bowl of oatmeal. Half of my coffee is still waiting for me. (I didn't want to take a chance on needing a pit stop during my run.)
Tomorrow is the last possible day to defer my Houston Marathon entry to next year. Thinking about my right heel consumed my run today. I went through a trainload of reasons why I shouldn't defer.
It's still sore but not so much that I limp on the days after runs.
After today, I'll run shorter and shorter distances leading up to January 13.
I have the day off work on January 14.
I'm fascinated (obsessed?) by numbers and I'll be running a 26 miler when I'm 52. (That makes PERFECT sense to me.) Running 26 at 53 just seems different.
Add in the fatigue, the insomnia, and the desire to run again for the pure pleasure of running. Yes, dear friends, here's some marathon training honesty. It can be a freaking grind.
As a lover of books, one of the very first I can remember reading by myself is, The Little Engine That Could.
I think I can do this.
I think I can.
©Michelle Scofield, Dec. 29, 2012 All Rights Reserved
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