New Training

Just finished a big day. Revolution Number 2. Great attendance. Amazing halftime. Fast clean-up. Good feeling.

It's always good to finish stuff. I'll never forget crossing the finish line at the half marathon back in May. Never ran that far before. I can remember at mile 6 thinking... "I want to do this for the rest of my life." I was feeling great, having fun and dreaming of actually doing a marathon someday.

Fast forward to last Friday, July 4th. The 2008 Butte to Butte 10K (6.2 miles). I'll never forget just before mile marker 5 ,thinking "O GOD, please change this race into a 5 mile race... please Lord! You are able, God. Nothing is too difficult for You!" I was feeling awful... tired, dehydrated, and unmotivated. Then a friend ran past me and said "you've run twice this far before... you can do it!" That kicked me over the edge and I finished. I had hoped to do it in under an hour. I missed it by a measly 7 seconds. 1:00:07. AAARRRGGHHH!

Here's the reason why I stunk so bad at the Butte to Butte. I had not trained for it. I was running on the "aftermath/residue" of the training from the half-marathon. Not a good plan.

So, here's my resolve. Set a goal. Get a training plan. And do it.

I want to have that "mile 6" feeling I had at the half-marathon and the only way... the only way... the ONLY WAY... is to train weekly. So, Monday morning I'll start a 6 week training plan for 5 mile race in August. I don't want to be asking God for any "distance decreasing miracles" anymore. I'll let you know how the training goes.

Well, the spiritual implication is clear. You do the application. :-)

More later.

VAN