To make a long-story short: I鈥檓 asking you to聽donate $22 for my birthday to save lives by providing clean water. If we raise $5,000 by the end of the year, I鈥檒l run a marathon (and you鈥檒l get a shout out on my shirt). To make a short-story long: On November 22, I turn 22, but this year, I鈥檓 giving up my birthday. No gifts. No cards. No cakes, pies, or presents. ...
When you run 26.2 miles, expect to be sore the next day. And the day after that. And the day after that. It takes everything out of you. Mentally, physically, emotionally鈥搚ou are drained. But it鈥檚 all worth it. The feeling of a crash after you achieve what you set out to do makes the finish line that much sweeter. Any time you push yourself beyond your limits, stretch passed what people say you can do, dig down so deep and spend every ounce of energy you have, you鈥檙e gonna be sore. It wouldn鈥檛 be right if you felt like it never happened the next day. ...
I made a huge mistake when I ran my marathon. Experienced marathoners warned me about it. They said I would have problems. I didn鈥檛 listen, I figured they didn鈥檛 know me well enough to give me their two cents. Spoiler Alert: I was wrong. The mistake I made? I didn鈥檛 train hard enough. I didn鈥檛 put in enough miles. I didn鈥檛 run at a fast enough pace. I slacked in the last month between the holidays because I couldn鈥檛 step away from the turkey and ham long enough to put in some real mileage. ...
This week I鈥檒l be posting about the top five lessons I learned from the Rock 鈥榥 Roll Arizona Marathon, easily one of the most exciting days of my life. Today鈥檚 entry is a post of the events of the day. Sunday, January 17th, 2010 3:57 am Wake up after a great night鈥檚 rest. Ready to roll in fifteen minutes, but the race doesn鈥檛 start for three and a half hours. I twiddle my thumbs for roughly two of those hours. ...
Seventeen months after a shredded ACL. Thirteen months after reconstructive surgery. One and a half days away from a marathon. I鈥檓 anxious. I鈥檓 nervous. I鈥檓 worried (against my own sound advice). I鈥檓 afraid I won鈥檛 finish. I鈥檓 scared my legs will give out, I鈥檒l fall on my face, someone will roll me out of the running lane, and I鈥檒l crawl home. <p class="wp-caption-text"> Photo Provided by allenp http://www.sxc.hu/profile/allenp </p>