53 days to go!

Time is tickin' away! I completed 16 miles last Saturday...consistently ran the first 15 then walked the last mile to give my legs a chance to cool down...the ride home after a long run is never fun....muscles tend to tighten up so I like to get a good walk and stretch prior to getting in the car. Starting this Sunday I will now do my long runs with Fleet Feet to help with final training and some motivation; the long runs can get a little boring. Although, I have to say, running this whole time alone has really helped with the psychological aspect of completing long runs (10+ miles) and the discipline required to keep going when I want to stop and go home. I really believe this marathon will be a huge mind trip and I need to be strong enough mentally to finish the 26.2...physically, i believe my body is capable but my mind needs to be on the same page...hard balance. When my clients tell me they can't do something or they want to quit I always tell them the same thing: "If there were one million dollars in front of you and all you had to do was go one more minute or complete one more set to get that million dollars, you know you would complete that minute/set!" The mind can be a nasty little saboteur...i find that i talk to myself quite a bit, more like arguing, when completing those long runs...thankfully, my body does not listen and I have not been locked away for talking crazy while running. Sunday will be 16-17 miles and plan to complete 20 by the beginning of August...whew.