As I’ve mentioned a million times, I am all set and registered for my first-ever marathon: Denver Rock ‘n Roll on September 22. After the Colorado Half Marathon two weeks ago, I sat down and wrote up a training schedule that would get me through the coming summer months so that I will feel adequately trained and prepared for my first 26.2.
The problem? That training plan has fallen into the trash over the past two weeks!
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I don’t need to tell you again that we are in busy season for work, and I am just plain exhausted. I’m at work every morning by 6:45am at the latest and my days aren’t ending earlier than 5-6pm. Sure, there are hours after work but quite honestly, I am so exhausted that I come home and CRASH. Plus, there has been some added chaos going on that’s taking away the remainder of my mental toughness. Am I whining? Yeah, kind of. I’ll stop now!
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My point? My runs are definitely NOT happening like they should be. I’m getting 3-4 workouts in each week, but they aren’t all running and they aren’t necessarily quality.
Now, I get that the marathon isn’t until the end of September which means I still have a lot of time. Busy season will end mid-June so I know my life will go back to normal then. However, I was banking on me being in half marathon condition, and by that time, I worry that my poor lil’ muscles will have atrophied away!
Plus, if you’ve read my blog for awhile, you know that running is hard for me. It doesn’t come easy and I really have to work at it. If I’m beginning from a lower level of running fitness, will I still have enough time to adequately prepare for my marathon??