I recently finished reading Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, a departure from the novels I usually read. It was a mix of a true story, with several tangent stories of side characters and their relationship to running. Some were ultra-marathoners themselves, researcher or trainers.
I’d always thought of a marathon as an accomplishment goal, but I’d never thought of running a marathon in terms of running. Why we run, what it takes, what you learn about yourself when you get your body to a point where it can run 30 miles. Ultra marathoners run crazy long distances. The book discusses several 50 mile and even 100 mile races. 100 miles, that’s almost 4 back to back marathons.
Cardio and I are not friends. So to get to a point where I can run for 30 minutes or an hour already seems daunting. There was a line in the book that said, “If you don’t have answers to your problems after a four-hour run, you ain’t getting them.” The idea of self-discovery at the end of a long run is intriguing.
I’ve been thinking a lot about running. I’ve even gone down to the little gym in my apartment building and ran a few times. I also bought some toe shoes, also known as Vibram five fingers, and I love them. They are seriously so fun; they make me want to run just so I can wear them.
I downloaded some marathon training schedules. There’s a schedule for the half marathon I found that is for three months of preparation. At the end of February will be exactly three months until the big annual marathon(s) in my city. I figure, train for the half, if you do well with it run the half, if not, do the 10K.
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