Today I ran an easy recovery run of 12 miles. In the past this would have been a very easy run with the last 4-5 miles a tough thing to get through. Although it has gotten warmer and more humid I am feeling on top or near the best I have felt in a long time. Looking forward to tomorrows workout of 3 x 3 miles with 3 min rest. Looking to do it in 5:20 pace. However my mind has wandered to other possibilities. Faster ones.
For the last 6-8 weeks I have inwardly pondered how it would feel to stop running after this season. No stopping isn't really the accurate term. I will never completely stop. I guess not running competitively anymore. I am leaning towards that decision as things have been rough scheduling wise. I look forward to the days when my run isn't the only thing I worry about. I look forward to sleeping a bit more and painting the inside of my garage. I have put every ounce I have into making the trials, what is there left to accomplish? These are things that roll in and out of my head on a daily basis. One thing I do want to do is finish Boston. That is for sure. Not sure if that will ever happen. More on this later. As I have so many other things to hash out.
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Pete,
Hey man I am sure it has been so taxing doing all the normal things in life plus train like you have for many years now. I know that feeling in a way of my own. I look at it as I will always be a runner and train, just not always in the same way. Or train to train not to race all the time. When that time comes you will feel what is the correct thing to do. The answer most likely lies in the middle somewhere.
As for Boston someday I will lead a group trip of all you guys who need to do that race. Every runner like us needs to finish Boston in there life. What a trip that would be with by buddys !!! Keep training hard !!!
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