Sailormoon2
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- Mar 10, 2015
So sorry! Losing a pet is always difficult.
Right now, my plan is to do a long run of 8-9 miles the weekend before the 10 miler. My longest run lately is 7.5 miles, and I have felt good (like I could go longer without trouble), so I am feeling relatively prepared.
I am now going to start turning my attention to my half marathon training plan. The race is May 6. Sooooo…….calling @DopeyBadger. Any chance you have some time to help map out a training plan for the half? Am I really behind/late? Hopefully not!
Do you plan to race the 10 miler? How long does 8-9 miles take at Long Run pace (M Tempo + 9%)? My advice is to do no more than 90 minutes of long run pace the weekend before the race.
Definitely enough time between now and then and I can surely find the time myself! I'll send you a PM with questions to get started on.
Side note: I am trying to pay closer attention to my mental state while running -- too much self-doubt and fear, and not enough pushing myself (I need to get more comfortable with being uncomfortable). Around mile 1.5 my head was in a “why do I do this, I should give up running altogether, and how can I ever run a 10 miler or half this spring” mindset. But, 5 min after finishing, I’m all “that was amazing, can’t wait to run again”! So, a rollercoaster for sure. I think I am just starting to acknowledge and recognize these thoughts, and next I need to find a way to tackle them. Any tips on the mental game would be greatly appreciated!!
Way to go!! (and I hope you ate a good breakfast/lunch afterward )Ended up finishing in 46:01 -- so I was really happy! Pace was one of my faster races, 9:13, and my Garmin tells me I ran a 5k PR (28:13).
I really need this advice too...Any tips on the mental game would be greatly appreciated!!
Ended up finishing in 46:01 -- so I was really happy! Pace was one of my faster races, 9:13, and my Garmin tells me I ran a 5k PR (28:13).
Side note: I am trying to pay closer attention to my mental state while running -- too much self-doubt and fear, and not enough pushing myself (I need to get more comfortable with being uncomfortable). Around mile 1.5 my head was in a “why do I do this, I should give up running altogether, and how can I ever run a 10 miler or half this spring” mindset. But, 5 min after finishing, I’m all “that was amazing, can’t wait to run again”! So, a rollercoaster for sure. I think I am just starting to acknowledge and recognize these thoughts, and next I need to find a way to tackle them. Any tips on the mental game would be greatly appreciated!!
Told you, you were faster than that 5k PR. No doubt it's much lower than that as well. Was there much chatting in this race? Just think that if we're right this may or may not be very close to you HM pace by May. Time will tell since it was a shot in the dark.
Believe.
One of my runners once said to me:
As I mentioned in the other conversation, I had a minute of panic around 18 miles, when I took a glance at the Garmin and saw the hours and miles adding up. For every negative thought that popped into my head during those highway miles, I fired back with two positive ones and remembered to smile. And again, I can't tell you how much it meant to know that you felt that I could really do this. For several minutes or miles (I really don't know), I was having an entire philosophical argument with myself about why I wasn't more confident about this endeavor, but luckily, I was able to move past it, and finally said to myself, "Billy knows you can crush it, so just go find him at the finish already, and prove it to yourself that you can crush it!"
My first suggestion would be to try some blind running (and even racing), but it might be necessary to save that until after the May HM (and might be difficult with run/walk). It's helped a few of my runners with self-doubt and race pacing issues.
You've got to find that trigger for why those thoughts come into your head. Fear of what? For me, it was a fear of not hitting my goal pace. So that led me to stop looking at pace during racing. It has felt so much more free not knowing how fast or slow I am running. But rather I just trust my training will take me where I want to be. And if it doesn't happen, I pick myself up and try try again. But that's a me thing. You've got to truly ask yourself what the fear and self-doubt is centered around before you can come up with a great mental solution for you.
But to circle back, I believe in you. I know you can and will do it. Go out there and prove to yourself you can do it as well. If you can complete the training as we set up, then I feel quite confident about what the end results will be under ideal weather conditions. And even if we have to make adjustments, that's fine to. I still believe. So believe in yourself.
Joining late, but just read your journal, congrats on solid running and a new DB plan. Mental training is tough for me as well. One thing, kind of silly, but totally got me through Dopey 2018 was a Daruma doll. My husband brought one back from his tour in japan. It's one of those goal dolls where you fill in one eye with your goal and get to fill in the other eye when you reach said goal. I put him on our mantel in the living room and every time I went out for a run I would look at him to remind me of my goal and I knew I had to do the work to achieve so that he could get his other eye. Any time things got tough I would tell myself he has to have another eye and it would help pull me through. Literal the last 4 miles of the marathon that was all that went through my head was keep going he needs another eye, he can't live with just one eye. Totally got me through and I was so excited when I got back and was able to give him 2 eyes. He is now a constant reminder of what I achieved and just makes me smile. I might actually get another one for every "A" goal and just start lining them up. Best thoughts for your up coming 10 miler, I am sure you will crush it.
Side note: I am trying to pay closer attention to my mental state while running -- too much self-doubt and fear, and not enough pushing myself (I need to get more comfortable with being uncomfortable). Around mile 1.5 my head was in a “why do I do this, I should give up running altogether, and how can I ever run a 10 miler or half this spring” mindset. But, 5 min after finishing, I’m all “that was amazing, can’t wait to run again”! So, a rollercoaster for sure. I think I am just starting to acknowledge and recognize these thoughts, and next I need to find a way to tackle them. Any tips on the mental game would be greatly appreciated!!