The Dallas Half Marathon is barely history, and already I am thinking about other races. As feared, the Martens seems to have caught the racing bug and has set his sights on the Detroit Marathon this fall. There are a lot of pluses for signing up...
First, it's only $75! What a bargain! Second, the course is actually pretty cool, going into Canada (gotta figure out where to pin my passport) and back. Third, I am always happy to have a reason to go to the Great State of Pure Michigan and hang out with Jeff's fam. And fourth, as superficial as it sounds--the medal and race shirt look AWESOME.
I’ve always wanted to run a marathon with my man, but I’m not sure if I’m ready to take on another marathon yet…
Just the thought of having to get up before the sun and do 14, 15, 16, 18, 20-mile runs in the Texas summer heat makes me want to take a nap immediately. And when you add to that the physical therapy, running in pain, having to run when I’m exhausted, overworked and sleep deprived, having to run while on business trips, plus just HAVING to run, period.... Yeah, it adds up into a deadly combination pretty quickly.
Then again, if I managed to do a somewhat respectable half-marathon without training, I should at least be able to finish a full with very little training, right?
It’s not the race that I fear, I freakin’ love racing. It’s the long training runs, the commitment, and yes, actually, the 5lbs I usually gain when I’m training for a marathon (still haven’t figured that one out!).
This time around, I am thinking of following a schedule from the book Run Less, Run Faster (both concepts are extremely appealing to me). And I must say, running 3 days a week sounds a hell of a lot better than the 6-day training program I was on before...
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