Digging deep for patience
As I continue to feel better and more confident about running each week, I’m finding it harder and harder to just be patient.
There is absolutely no need to ramp up my miles over the next several weeks — getting to 20 miles or just a little beyond is all I need for the next few weeks. That’s how building a base works. It’s a good thing to be consistent.
But it’s hard.
When I was running today, I kept thinking about how I’d like to just wonder off and do a long run of 14 miles or so. Those days are coming and when they get here I have to keep in mind then what I’m thinking now — how bad I want it.
I continue to remind myself of where I’ve been in the past six months — already this month I have equaled my February miles and will soon pass what I did in January. By the end of next week, I’ll have the combined miles of November and December. Barring something crazy, I’ll actually run about 10 miles more this May than I did a year ago.
While I’ve had some moments of feeling pure crazy for signing up for the Baltimore Marathon, these past few weeks have reassured me of this decision. If I didn’t sign up for it, I’m not sure what I’d be getting ready for. I have a feeling, though, that I’d still be saying “I don’t know” a lot.
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David, I know exactly what you mean. For most of this year so far the only thing I've been doing is trying to keep my miles up, and now building a base…feeling the same way about just wanting to go run..FAR. But staying within the 10% rule weekly, slowly bumping up. I have Marine Corps in October, so the real fun starts in mid-july!
that fifth paragraph is one heck of an algebra problem, it reminds me of xy + 2b = MCsquared dividided by 9b minus 7x.
Anyway, you do a good job of hiding your impatience, I must be a pain in the ass to follow sometimes with how much I complain.
You have a very wise head on your shoulders about this whole thing.
Way to stay smart David! I made the mistake while training for my last marathon of building my mileage to fast because I was "behind" schedule when i committed. It turned out to not give me a pass and I ended up injured and had to drop to the half.
Don't rush it, the miles will come! Enjoy the training!
It's hard to hold back when you are felling good, but I'm sure the pay off will be worth it.
I have the same problem! Sometimes when I am doing a shorter run I have to force myself to head home and not put in some more miles. I have to focus on the bigger picture but sometimes running is so therapeutic that I do not want to stop!