Daily Archives: Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Run 57, 2009

Today’s run was pretty much a desperation run done after work and it was pretty much a dismal failure. I managed to finish the 11.15 kilometer run unscathed but worn out from … I hate to say it … over training? Maybe I need a rest. I don’t know how to rest. I’m still at that fearful state of mind where if I slack off for even a day I think I will lose it all. I need to cope with that and find the best solution. And I need to do it now before I begin training for my next marathon and still be able to do the next trail race plus a half marathon in October (Thanksgiving). After that half marathon I need to think about how much time off I’m going to take before beginning my marathon training for my May 2010 marathon.

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Karate 117

Again, I really did not feel like going to karate tonight. I felt too tired and worn out from the heat and the lingering heat of Saturday’s brutal 14.3 kilometer trail race. I whined and complained to Marilyn about maybe giving this one a miss and she just said – too bad so sad, suck it up – so I (we) did. I often feel that way just before a class and sometimes even a run but I always feel better after getting into it. I really appreciate these classes lately, Juan Molina is an excellent teacher. He is always teaching us new stuff and challenging us to be the best we can be. In spite of this he does not push us too hard, but his natural love of karate and of teaching us is quite apparent and inspires me, if not all of us, to really shine. Juan … Continue reading

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