Let me start by first addressing the quote I put in my last post by Eric Liddell. His name may not ring any bells right off the bat, but if I mentioned Chariots of Fire I bet I would be jogging a few of your memories ( ha ha a little runner's humor ). I love this quote for the sole purpose that he gives complete credit to God. The feeling of euphoria, the ability to even run, he credits to God. As a runner, I can definitely relate to the feeling of God's presence when I run.
I have decided ,rather then to jump into this full swing, to take the marathon in strides.....I would be nuts to think that I could just jump into something like this. I am going to train in steps. First a 5k, of which I have already completed. Then this summer I plan on running a 10k with my sister of which next I will continue to increase mileage and move onto a half marathon which as of right now I am planning on running in the fall. Then after the half marathon, increase, again, my mileage and do some hard core training for the marathon in the spring. I think that this is the most sensible way of easing into a marathon. I have read countless times how runner's bodies give out while training for a marathon due to lack of proper training or over exerting their bodies by putting on to much pressure in such a short time. I have no plans nor the energy for that ! I believe this method to be fool proof !
My Cross-country's team shirts in High School read one year : " Do you have the heart? Our sport is your sport's punishment. " When you think about it in that way, it seems crazy to pick the sport that other teams are punished with. But that is why I love it, because while no cross country runner has ever made it in Hollywood ( which as the looks of it nowadays ain't a bad thing), the mental discipline, character and physical benefits of running surpass any other team sport !
Que pases un buen noche !
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