Not really.... ;-)
I've actually begun a real training program a mere 7 months after destroying my major pedal structure. After spending several months struggling toward building a decent base mileage the time has come for focus on the big miles once again. I am actually looking forward to the buildup over the next few months and plan a Boston qualifier at Vancouver in early May. Not so much to the plans for a long run in the range of 30 miles in March.
I am going to take a training plan that I have always resisted, running further than the goal race distance in training. I have always been one to take the stand that if you can run 80+% of your race distance you can certainly run the full distance with the added motivation of race conditions. The problem is, I keep running into the 'Wall' at around mile 22 and I want to try to break this block. I keep thinking that if I can run a bigger distance in training maybe I will have the confidence of breaking through that 'wall'. I guess we'll have to see if I can actually survive a 30 mile run before I can actually cross the confidence barrier. We'll see.... good training or just stupid? Tough call.
Stay tuned!
