Friday, December 10, 2010

Contemplation...

So, I picked my A Races for 2011.  And then I started thinking, and analyzing, (and I joined a new gym - which came with a free body analysis, which was beyond scary.  They don't make haunted houses that spooky!), and this is where I am...

I'm not sure I want to train for a Spring Marathon.  (gasp)

I know.  I haven't done a marathon since last year's debacle.  I tabled the one in Fall after my 70.3 and here I am thinking about tabling another one. 

The thing is - my heart's not in it.  I have no passion to go run a 20 miler in the dead of winter.  I have no desire to crank out three - four runs a week to go run the worst run of my life again.  And, I think that may leave me in a bad place.

I want my next marathon to be - well, better than before.  I know that I'm terrified of a repeat of last year's marathon - even though my training has been more consistent in the last year.  I know I could buckle down and get it done.  But should I have to 'buckle down' to get in marathon training?  Shouldn't I want to go do those runs?

Honestly, the half sounds really appealing.  I have quite a few friends planning on the half.  I'd have a great time if I did the half.  I could train through the winter for a half and feel good about that.  I do still owe that course retribution for 2007 on the half. 

Decisions, Decisions.

2 comments:

  1. That's the same reason that I decided not to do the full. Have you thought about doing a different marathon altogether? I sometimes think about doing a flatter one, like Chicago.

    Also, and I know this contradicts what I just wrote, I've come to the conclusion that I might not run another marathon. Ever. Maybe I will and maybe I won't. And I'm okay with that. Even though you were disappointed by your marathon time, you still ran and f'n marathon and that's amazing.

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  2. that was supposed to say an f'n marathon, not and.

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