Today officially starts Marathon training for the White Rock (Dallas) Marathon.
This training plan is quite a bit longer than normal because I have no done any runs over 3 miles in about 2 months. So I know it is going to take awhile to build up the stamina and speed. My main focus is not to get discouraged early on because I am not in the greatest shape. I know I can get there and I know that once I get back into it, it will progress quickly.
I am also going to try and maintain my lifting during this cycle. I normally quit because getting in the miles is my main priority and that takes a lot of time, and because I don’t want my legs super sore from lifting to cause me to miss a run. I am going to try and push through it because strength training is an important part of endurance running.
Finally, do I go for the Sub4 time or not? I REALLY want to run a Sub4 marathon, and I know I can. It’s just actually doing it. Everything with me is mental and I get too worked up and stressed over it, that I end up throwing it out the window. Ultimately it is going to be in the back of my mind regardless of whether I admit it is an official goal or not…
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