Comments on: Marathon Training http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2007/10/26/marathon-training/ Life on other planets is difficult Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:19:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: gaye http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2007/10/26/marathon-training/#comment-2660 gaye Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:18:21 +0000 http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2007/10/26/marathon-training/#comment-2660 I think if you can't enjoy something, instead do it because you feel pressured to do it (even if it's your own good self putting the pressure) it can't be good for you. I volunteered today, handed out water and then cleaned up after LOL. It was very inspiring, people running competitively and other walking and chatting away, a true wide spectrum of participants. Were you planning to compete as part of elite athlete group or just run all the way through without competing with others, as in racing? Either way, I don't think you need to feel bad at all. There were guys running like mad, probably in their 50ies or older! You have many years in you to do this. :) I think if you can’t enjoy something, instead do it because you feel pressured to do it (even if it’s your own good self putting the pressure) it can’t be good for you.
I volunteered today, handed out water and then cleaned up after LOL. It was very inspiring, people running competitively and other walking and chatting away, a true wide spectrum of participants.
Were you planning to compete as part of elite athlete group or just run all the way through without competing with others, as in racing?
Either way, I don’t think you need to feel bad at all. There were guys running like mad, probably in their 50ies or older! You have many years in you to do this.
:)

]]> By: Rullsenberg http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2007/10/26/marathon-training/#comment-2658 Rullsenberg Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:44:16 +0000 http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2007/10/26/marathon-training/#comment-2658 Seconding your other respondents: don't be too hard on yourself. Its good to have goals and intentions but not when they can turn into (temporarily) unrealistic ones, especially if they could do you harm. Look after you and yours: its not as if you're giving up running - just the most urgently scheduled running events for which you were preparing. There will be others. Cheers Lisax Seconding your other respondents: don’t be too hard on yourself. Its good to have goals and intentions but not when they can turn into (temporarily) unrealistic ones, especially if they could do you harm.

Look after you and yours: its not as if you’re giving up running - just the most urgently scheduled running events for which you were preparing. There will be others.

Cheers
Lisax

]]> By: Lyle http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2007/10/26/marathon-training/#comment-2657 Lyle Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:00:55 +0000 http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2007/10/26/marathon-training/#comment-2657 I'd agree with Aquaasho, to be honest. While it'd be good to do a marathon, they'll be there still in years to come. Whereas doing one too early, and either damaging something or losing motivation would be infinitely less smart. Keep doing the running you can, and/or the tough guy stuff, and aim for the same marathon but in 12 month's time, so that you're ready for it and have been preparing for longer. Mind you, if you did the marathon this year and knackered something, it'd give you time in bed to do the writing stuff instead... :) Although downside of it would be a distinct lessening of the earning potential, which is never a good thing. So yeah, best to wait 'til '08s running season. Sad, but true. I’d agree with Aquaasho, to be honest. While it’d be good to do a marathon, they’ll be there still in years to come.

Whereas doing one too early, and either damaging something or losing motivation would be infinitely less smart. Keep doing the running you can, and/or the tough guy stuff, and aim for the same marathon but in 12 month’s time, so that you’re ready for it and have been preparing for longer.

Mind you, if you did the marathon this year and knackered something, it’d give you time in bed to do the writing stuff instead… :) Although downside of it would be a distinct lessening of the earning potential, which is never a good thing.

So yeah, best to wait ’til ’08s running season. Sad, but true.

]]> By: Tom http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2007/10/26/marathon-training/#comment-2655 Tom Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:22:23 +0000 http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2007/10/26/marathon-training/#comment-2655 Thanks Aquaasho. It helps that there has been good reasons I haven't been getting the mileage in and that it hasn't been just laziness or lack of motivation on my part. All that being said, I feel pretty good today so if next week's short runs go well, it may still happen but I'm pretty much of the mind that I should find another one and start again so the mental preparation is there. In retrospect, I would never have been ready for the Dublin marathon on monday either so that was a good call too. Next year will be marathon year. (But not London on account of other considerations!) Thanks Aquaasho. It helps that there has been good reasons I haven’t been getting the mileage in and that it hasn’t been just laziness or lack of motivation on my part.

All that being said, I feel pretty good today so if next week’s short runs go well, it may still happen but I’m pretty much of the mind that I should find another one and start again so the mental preparation is there.

In retrospect, I would never have been ready for the Dublin marathon on monday either so that was a good call too.

Next year will be marathon year. (But not London on account of other considerations!)

]]> By: aquaasho http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2007/10/26/marathon-training/#comment-2654 aquaasho Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:46:11 +0000 http://www.dragonsmind.co.uk/2007/10/26/marathon-training/#comment-2654 Hey Dragon, don't give it another thought. There are much more important and pressing issues and there will be marathons there next year or in 10 years when the kids are older. The thing to do is keep up the short runs to maintain the fitness and then when you decide to do anything the step up isn't so huge. Good luck with all your current projects! Hey Dragon, don’t give it another thought. There are much more important and pressing issues and there will be marathons there next year or in 10 years when the kids are older. The thing to do is keep up the short runs to maintain the fitness and then when you decide to do anything the step up isn’t so huge.
Good luck with all your current projects!

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