As the fall marathon season begins, us Agony Runners all have our training plans to execute. Some of us may have a personal coach, some of us may be taking tips from other runners, and some of us may be doing a training off a book or a website. Either way, the training regimen becomes increasingly rigid, more strenuous and definitely longer than ever.
What I have noticed this season is that, I’ve been less generous with my time. Before, if someone wanted me to do a race with them or do a random length run (short or long), I was like “sure, why not?”. This season, I’m much less generous…or rather, selfish about my workouts. OK, a better word would be more disciplined than ever before.
As an older runner, I have a very limited window where I can run at the level I am running now. In about 2 years, I’ll start to decline. My PRs will be far and few. My time will fall. I will get slower and slower. Hey, it’s just the way it is. I think this is why I’m more serious than ever before to get the good times while I can. I need to work harder than ever before because I need to PR one last time. A friend of mine once said, “you have to be a little bit selfish to achieve your goals”. I fully understand now.
I know it’s not very “team like” for me to not run a Team Points race or not spend time with my team mates. I’m really sorry. I just can’t afford it right now. My “A” race is just 5 weeks away, and the summer heat and humidity has done nothing to build confidence. I need the time to train harder. But I promise. Come December, I will be more team-like!
Oh, and BY THE WAY…NYRR is reconsidering the Baggage Check Shi!t Show. We may not be able to wear the fashionable Ponchos afterall! Too bad, because I was actually warming up to the Little "Stinky" Orange Riding Hood look. I thought it'll look awesome if I pinned my bib # on the hood part post race.
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