I've used this philosophy many times before, along with the "ignorance is bliss" philosophy. Often on a long run if my knee hurts, I just ignore it and the pain goes away, just like that! Or if I dive headfirst into a race I'm not prepared for (the ignorance part), soon enough it just goes away (or well, mile by mile, but you get my point). However, I do not believe this is a good technique to use with people. I think someone is trying to use it with me right now and I don't appreciate it. What can I do about it though? Going away is about the only solution I've come up with, so I guess it does work. What a crappy game.
In other news there isn't much news going on. I did have a good track workout Tuesday night. It was supposed to be 8x400 and 2x800 at marathon pace. Do you know how slow that was? I surely didn't run in the inside lane because I didn't come close to deserving it. My running ADD hit very early on and I decided instead I would do 6x400 and 1x800 and then 4x100 strides. Whohoo! I did the strides with Josh and Stephanie. He lead, then Steph, than me. Of course I stayed way closer to Steph than I had any business doing. Stupid...but still fun! That little bit of guy I had in me last winter seems to be creeping back at times. I just hope it creeps back next Saturday morning, but that it isn't stupid guy that creeps back...just plain ol' competitive, kind of stupid, guy.
This morning was my last garage run for a while - hallelujah! It has been great, but those 12 floors are getting a little familiar. I will go back, just not any time in the next few weeks.
Also I have casually looked at the weather for St. George and was so far pretty unimpressed with lows in the upper 50s and highs near 90. What great marathon weather. Just figures. But, I did actually look at the city it starts in (at 5200') and another city at mile 7 and their forecasts are much better for marathon running, so maybe all is not lost. It will certainly be dry which will be huge.
So the weather watcher in me knows I'm running a marathon in 9 days, and the ADD track workout is a good indicator as well, but the rest of me doesn't seem too aware of that fact yet. This is probably good to not get excited too early. Maybe it will set in by Monday or so. This is one race I certainly don't want to ignore and make go away!
In other news there isn't much news going on. I did have a good track workout Tuesday night. It was supposed to be 8x400 and 2x800 at marathon pace. Do you know how slow that was? I surely didn't run in the inside lane because I didn't come close to deserving it. My running ADD hit very early on and I decided instead I would do 6x400 and 1x800 and then 4x100 strides. Whohoo! I did the strides with Josh and Stephanie. He lead, then Steph, than me. Of course I stayed way closer to Steph than I had any business doing. Stupid...but still fun! That little bit of guy I had in me last winter seems to be creeping back at times. I just hope it creeps back next Saturday morning, but that it isn't stupid guy that creeps back...just plain ol' competitive, kind of stupid, guy.
This morning was my last garage run for a while - hallelujah! It has been great, but those 12 floors are getting a little familiar. I will go back, just not any time in the next few weeks.
Also I have casually looked at the weather for St. George and was so far pretty unimpressed with lows in the upper 50s and highs near 90. What great marathon weather. Just figures. But, I did actually look at the city it starts in (at 5200') and another city at mile 7 and their forecasts are much better for marathon running, so maybe all is not lost. It will certainly be dry which will be huge.
So the weather watcher in me knows I'm running a marathon in 9 days, and the ADD track workout is a good indicator as well, but the rest of me doesn't seem too aware of that fact yet. This is probably good to not get excited too early. Maybe it will set in by Monday or so. This is one race I certainly don't want to ignore and make go away!
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At least for what appears to be the next week here in houston we are going to be having some wonderful weather! thank goodness cause i have enough to worry about just having to do 20 miles! its been SO LONG since I did that!!
as far as the ignorance is bliss thing...ah yes...you know some people just arent worth our time, and our efforts...but as runners i think our high tolerance for pain keeps us doing things that just arent what normal peeps would put up with!
Look at all the drama I have missed with my power and internet being down since Sept. 12th.
Anyway... Were you as shocked as I was last weekend to see how the flooding in Buffalo Bayou has changed the landscape along the running trail?