adidas dublin marathon 2008 countdown

Latest report from Joan Geraghty, author, 'Anyone can run' and trainee marathoner

Woe is me. I’m still struggling with my running training for the Adidas Dublin Marathon 2008 - taking place in a mere four weeks from now - less even! Where on earth has my endurance gone? All I know is that this goal is definitely not the right goal for me now. My head is just not in this space at all and all I want is to get it over with and move on to focussing on other fitness programmes I’m mad to get on with. Marathon running just isn’t doing it for me anymore. OK. I’ve only run one so far but I’m nearly there for number two and I very much doubt now I’ll be signing up for no.3 anytime soon. Of course you never know. I might get such a high if/when I do complete Dublin, I’ll sign up for another marathon immediately.
One massive runner around my parts was telling me this week that he hasn’t been training at all for Dublin either, even though he plans to do it too. His time is usually in or around 2.40, so he’s disappointed at the thought he’ll only get back in 3.20 this time around. It goes to show that none of us will ever be satisfied with our performances, even when we get them right at times.
Well I’m just going to grind my teeth and stick with the programme. Last Sunday I attempted my first 3-hour training run but only lasted 2.40. I just got so sick of it. Twice I stopped altogether. I just felt like throwing a strop. It was great to read in the Adidas Dublin Marathon Newsletter this week then that walking and running 16 miles is just as effective as running them all. Is that really so? Don’t start tempting me now.
Best of luck to anyone else out there prepping for Dublin right now. I might see ye at the starting line - we’ll say nothing about the finishing line until afterwards.

toodleloo

x

Joan