i had been reading this marathon training book a few weeks ago and just loved the authors perspective and could totally relate. the book was written in a journal format and went in chronological order. i found the book very inspiring and wanted to save the actual marathon day part for closer to my marathon, so she can get me all pumped up.
but last night, i caved and decided that i couldnt wait and just wanted to hear read about how she nailed the marathon. what i didnt see coming was that she fails. what kind of fu**ing self-help/training book is that?
her goal was to run a marathon in about 5 hours. she did all the training and she ended up walking the last 11 miles and finished in 7:30... what?
I was so angry at how she gave up. she actually sat down at one point.
there was no lesson at the end of the book. the only comment was that it was still really awesome finishing a marathon, even though she didnt make her goal time.
i cant believe someone actually gave this girl a book deal with that ending. there are plenty marathoning books out there where you can read about a training program and see how it can be successful... why would anyone want to read the one about how this girl didnt make it?
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I'm curious about something. Given your current rate of training, and based on your most recent runs, how fast do you believe you will complete the marathon?
And, in a somewhat-related note, can I be on the sidelines of the marathon and hold out a Gatorade cup for you to sip then spill across yourself?
for my long runs, ive been running at a little over/under 13 min/mile. if i can keep this pace as my mileage increases, im in the clear. even 13:15 miles will put me at a 5:45 finish. that means that i could run the second half of it at 14:15, and i will still finish in under 6 hours. which is really the main goal. to be considered an official finisher in the SF marathon, you need to cross in under 6 hours.
as for Gatorade, im sure we can arrange some sort of dramatic display involving neon-colored sweat.
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