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Little Steps

I've been thinking a lot lately and various things that various people have said have been revolving around my head!

FLM was always entered as a "collect the rejects" exercise, I'm still not convinced that I have a place anyway (have to wait for the magazine for that!). I've always wanted to lose weight and the recent foot injury has really kicked my butt and highlighted the importance of this. I've always wanted to be a good runner and dreamed of a GFA.

Spans said to me a while ago when I had a fleeting interest in Abingdon :
"Do you really want another 6 hour marathon?"
Leon said in a recent comment :
"One goal at time ... choose which one is most important to you....."

I went for a run today! I did 3m with J at work. It was only 1min slower than the same run some 5-6 weeks ago which I am delighted with! Foot is fine (but have a hint of blister!) but I am no where near working towards a decent half let alone a full marathon but I have the Suicide in 2 weeks and this was a really confidence building run!

At this moment in time (and I am sure I will have doubts when the magazine comes out!) I have decided to do the following:

  • If I get into FLM DEFER
  • DNS Brass Monkey
  • Lose weight
  • Improve basic fitness levels
  • Have fun
  • work on shorter runs
  • Improve speed over these shorter runs then increase distance!

I've said it before, marathon training at my current pace is hard work, takes too much time and is not a good thing for me, my body or the family. I intend to stick to my guns and do a marathon when my body is ready for it. This may be next year or 2008 or whenever, I don't know. I do know that if I am in FLM and did it I would be slow and that would take away from the joy that it FLM. I don't want to complete FLM I want to run it!

Oh and as for the shoes … I haven't bought them yet because I wanted to try a run in them and also didn't want them taunting me whilst I was injured!

Comments

Leon said…
Point in order....

Yes
Yes - and speak to the organisers and transfer your number to someone else (Haggis would love it I suspect, as would a Zillion other people)
Yes
Yes
Yes.

All of the things you have said here will help with the LATER goal of running a decent marathon (and all the other distances too)

So stick with it

You are being watched
;o)

xxx
8:03 PM, November 03, 2006
Evil Pixie said…
wibble!
and thanks
8:08 PM, November 03, 2006
fraggle said…
and fraggly ones too :-)



xxxxxxxx
10:31 PM, November 03, 2006
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