A marathon is 26.2 miles. Today. I did my second five mile run. My first five mile run was horrific to say the least. It took forever. I struggled the whole time. My pace was about 17min mile. I left that run discouraged and really questioning the whole marathon idea. How was I supposed to run 26.2 miles when I could BARELY squeak out five miles? I know I can't run 26.2 miles YET and that is the whole purpose for training for a marathon. I'm training steadily to get to the point where I CAN run a whole marathon. It takes time and a lot of dedication especially if you (like myself) haven't run in a very long long time. Running is just different then other cardio. And the real key to running a whole marathon is to respect the distance. A marathon is NO JOKE. Its a long way and your body has to be prepared to run that far. Its a lot of mental, can't psych yourself out which is exactly what I did on my first five mile run.
Today. I ran five miles. After working all night and getting little sleep the day before plus being sick earlier in the week! I not only ran an entire five miles I ran it at 11.42min mile pace. This is a personal best. It gave me confidence to believe I CAN do this marathon. The last mile was a bit rough but I powered through it and got it DONE. And I felt amazing when I was finished. I needed this run to go well to prove to myself that I am on the right track and that it CAN be DONE!!
Ciao
USMCdaffy
