Just Another Runner
This post is not going to be easy for me to write, because it involves feelings, and I hate writing about feelings. But I just can't shake the feeling that I let my head get the better of me during the marathon last week. That maybe the knee wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought, but that I let it psych me out and slow me down. That maybe I just wasn’t mentally strong enough this time. And this is worse than any physical injury I could have … [Read more...]
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Official time: 5:02:58 (second-best marathon time) My goal for this race, when I first started training was a sub 4:30:00. I had just done a sub 2:10:00 ½ marathon, and it seemed like a reasonable goal. Even if everything went sideways (which it kind of did) I should be able to get a sub 5:00:00 to PR. Turns out life had other plans... There were a few factors I can pinpoint that may have contributed to my less-than-ideal … [Read more...]
I can't believe I've done three races since my last post and I didn't write a thing about any of them! So, just to catch up, I'll do a quick recap of each one. Goodlife Fitness Victoria Half Marathon Time: 2:21:38 I must confess I was a bit disappointed with this result, because it was more than a minute slower than last year. Even though my summer running mileage was half my spring mileage, even though I was sick and missed my last long run … [Read more...]
As you know, or if you don't read about it here, I'm doing a 2012 calendar featuring local runners at great Vancouver Island running spots. In addition, I'll be listing as many local races as I can. In doing the research for this, I came to find that there are tons of local races all over the Island, just about every month of the year. This year, I was lucky enough to be able to travel for a couple of cool races, one in Vancouver and one in … [Read more...]
I know it's been awhile since I posted here. The last two weeks have been really busy with this crazy huge project I started, and I wanted to write about it a bit here, just in case there are any readers who haven't been bombarded with my Twitter stream about it lately. I'm doing a 2012 calendar as a fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation. The "Van Island Runners for Cancer" calendar will feature runners from Victoria and Nanaimo, at some … [Read more...]
