Running Thoughts

I'm running and I’m excited. I have never run this fast before and i feel i could run even faster, but not now. In due time. Maybe next year. Maybe NEVER.

Four months ago, i decided I’d start training and see where I’d go from there. It was going to be tough; work, mountaineering activities, photography and some so called friends. Everyone had to be satisfied but prioritized. I have to admit, i might have put one in front of the other unintentionally, or did i?

It’s late in the evening when i should be having dinner, watching TV or on my computer figuring out how to work this Photoshop software. But i chose to run, Dinner and Photoshop can wait until later tonight. I am now up to ten kilometers per run and i think i should be doing more, at least that’s what I read in the training programs. I have a month and a half to go.

A couple of friends, who i have conned to running in the evenings with me, run at their own pace. I try to heckle them in running faster to take my mind off the boredom off the run. But they'll just smile and give me a tired look.

A couple of days after, I have now surpassed the 15k and now work on doing 20K next week. Ten days before the marathon and i am doing my 25km runs at a decent pace to break my past record of under four hours. Progression of the training has been fast. Too fast that i am afraid will be my failure in the end. But i like to think that everything will be fine.

The training days have come and gone so fast. A day before the race and i am biking. A little later, swim to keep my mind off the run. But technically, it'll get my cardio and mind up in preparation for tomorrow.

Three times, i have finished the marathon. The last two, under four hours. I was talking to a friend a couple of days back. And i do remember doing a 26 miler way back when i was in the sixth grade, i think. But i couldn’t consider that a race since i walked most of the way with a neighbor friend of mine. An aunt even offered us a ride, but we wouldn't. I remember, after crossing the finish line, i got home and jumped on my homemade go-cart and drove off to play in the clubhouse.

My thoughts for tomorrow's race... I did not reach a 35k on my training runs. My average pace is 12.25. I never trained to run during the day when the sun was up. I am not prepared. We’ll never be ready. But being optimistic i think I am looking at 3:50:00 or better. 3:50, because i do not expect to be running the whole time. If i were, I’d come in at 3:26:40. But that’s like going to happen only in one of those fantasy movies. So, for now, let’s just hope for the best.