Friday, August 13, 2010

Down

The weekly runs were not bad this week. I did a 4-mile run on Tuesday, hill repeats on Wednesday and a 4-mile run yesterday. But....
I did not enjoy any of the runs. The one on Tuesday was brutal, I ran in the evening as I could not get my lazy bum out of bed Tuesday morning. I hated every minute of my run. Just wanted it to be over and as soon as I hit 3.99 miles, I stopped. The run on Thursday morning was no better. Although it was a lovely morning to run, I was literally pushing myself to finish the 4 miles. The only slightly enjoyable run was the hill repeat on Wednesday and the only reason for that was, Amol had accompanied me with the camera to take pics of me running.
There are still more than two months for the marathon. It is really important that I enjoy my runs to keep going. All I can think of these days is what I could have done with my summer evenings and weekends if I had not been training. I really hope I can get my running mojo back soon!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Mi familia

I am making everyone in my family work for my marathon and fund-raising.

My sisters (Shilpa and Sharmila) are like my PR people. They are going to help in publicizing my blog and my fund-raising page.

The credits for the cartoon of me running go to Chetan, Sharmila's husband. He is such an awesome cartoonist and artist.

Viraj, Shilpa's husband used Chetan's cartoon and made the banner for my blog. Doesn't it look good?

I thought my parents would dissuade me from training and running a marathon. But I was so mistaken. My mom regularly asks me about my training and keeps encouraging me.

Last but not the least...Amol who has to do water support for the whole group and hear me crib, complain and whine like a baby. He also has to take on a lot of the house work as I am almost immobile after the long run. Also, I get the bragging rights once I am done with the marathon, so putting up with that torture is going to be a big task anyways.

How awesome is my family! Thanks everyone!

Monday, August 9, 2010

Not yet reached the 15-mile mark :(

I was so pscyhed up about the 16 miler on Saturday. My weekday runs had been good, the weather was perfect for running, I was going to cross the 15 mile mark......everything was positive in the morning.

But I failed.....I just ran 10 miles. I had to stop after 10 miles. Amol was providing water support, so I was lucky to get a ride back home immediately.

I felt so bad for not being able to finish it. Saturday was ruined because of the run. All I did was sat on the couch at home and sobbed about it. It made me realize how emotionally vested I am in this marathon training and the fund-raising. It is so much more than just running a marathon for me now. It is a test of not only my physical endurance, but also my mental endurance. 

This coming Saturday was supposed to be a cut-back week for everyone. Since my 10 miles last Saturday will be counted as a cut-back week now, I will have to do 16 miles all alone. Amol has said he will bike alongside and provide personal water support for me. :)