Failure hits me hard. I think it's the fact that I don't rely on any type of support group. So when things go wrong on race day, or in training, the only one there to blame is myself.
I had begun training for the 2009 Ogden Marathon with the full intention of qualifying for Boston. Boston 2010 or bust, I thought to myself. Well, I guess I opted for bust this time. Bonk, Biff, Burn-out, whatever B-word you'd like to use.
I've decided to take another shot at it this year. It's gonna be a rough road, but I'm changing the way I approach my running, developing a more holistic approach to fitness. I need to spread out my workout, encompass more than just pounding the pavement. Because the pavement pounds me right back, and the knees no likey.
For now, I'm rebooting. Getting back into it. Trying to find joy in each run, and not just run for this magic number of 3:10:59. But...ya know, I can still do this.
