HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
This is my first Friday link up with Eat Pray Run DC, You Signed Up For What, and Mar On The Run. Thanks for taking the time to stop by.
I have been tossing around the idea of running a full marathon for a while now, way too long actually. I thought 2014 was going to be the year...it wasn't. Instead, I decided to do 14 halfs in 2014 {*check* and still going - at least 3 more} and I put that marathon on the back burner.
Well now it's back on the front burner again. YES, 2015 will be the year! And immediately, I'm full of doubt and fear.
What SCARES me most about running a full marathon...
- TIME. The amount of time it will take to properly train for it is intimidating. I don't do anything half-fanny. I will want to be fully trained and give it my all. I do have other commitments and already feel over extended. {Does anyone feel as exhausted as I do? What would I do without coffee? That would truly be scary!}
- MISSING OUT. I enjoy racing and hanging out with my running buddies. It will make me sad to miss races while I train for it (and recover from it). Yes, I can probably still run a few 5ks, but I know I shouldn't do my favorite race - the half. (Or, maybe just one? Two?)
- PAIN. I'm concerned that my Achilles, knee, IT band, hip or other previous problems will rear their ugly head while running those extra miles. Then, I'll be required to back off. That just won't work!
- INJURY. While I'm accustomed to the issues in #3, I'm afraid I'll develop something new that will prevent me from participating at all. All that training for nothing...
- FAILING. When I cross the finish line of a half marathon, I can't imagine running another single step. How in the world will I be able to sustain a 26.2 mile run? True to form, I'll probably assign myself an unattainable finish time. Never having run one, I don't even know where the ballpark is located much less how to be in it.