First thing's first:
Couldn't go on without acknowledging today and what it means to us as Americans.
I need a haircut. I hate them, but I really need one, it’s
out of control. I mean, check out that MANE:
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| Also why do I look like a giant in this pic from last weekend? |
When it comes to haircuts, less is more. If you take off
more than two inches, I’m probably going to snatch your scissors out of your
hands and come at you. Kidding, but seriously.
I’ve actually been thinking about that concept a lot lately;
less is more. I put it in the same category as quality versus quantity.
Once upon a time, I ran as much as I wanted, wherever I
wanted, whenever I wanted to. I pounded the trails all over the city of Fort
Collins, Colorado, finding dusty paths outside of city limits, and it was
beautiful. A love affair with running, if you will. My body showed me grace for my 50+ mile weeks throughout the entire
summer and fall of 2011, for whatever reason. Maybe it was the lack of a desk
job, maybe it was the still-newness to running, I don’t know. But it was lovely.
Have I mentioned recently that I miss it?
Sidenote – for all of you
Colorado/mountain runners, do me a favor and never take that sh*t for
granted. I would kill for quick access to dirt trails over pavement, and for my
Garmin to be reading a couple thousand feet above altitude instead of negative
numbers. That’s right, my runs next to
the harbor are literally BELOW sea level. Cool?
Clearly my running has changed since then, as I've collected enough injuries the past year for a family of six. So when it comes
to marathon training,
the quality of my runs are much more important than the
quantity. The same concept actually goes for racing.
If you didn’t pick up on it in my last post, I'm hyper-competitive. Possibly a bit too competitive when
it comes to racing, but really I’m not sorry. I don't like doing things without
reason behind it. I like to have intention, and I like to beat people and finish
strongly.
What’s your point kait, get off your high-horse.
The point, I guess,
is that the Marine Corps Marathon is now 46 days away. I’m entering a
high-mileage point in my training, and have 19 miles on the docket for this weekend.
I’m a little nervous to see how my body responds, but I’m also starting to get
excited as the race day is actually starting to become more of a reality.
Call me crazy, but unless I feel confident that I can run
the race, enjoy it, and PR, I’m not sure I want to run 26.2 just for the heck
of it. It goes back to the competitor in me – I want to do well, I don’t want
to just run it to run it. I already know that I can complete a marathon, two of them actually. There’s a time and a place to try something just to try it, but
marathons are no longer in that category for me.
Quality over quantity. I try
to do it on this blog – I don’t post just to post. I have slowly evolved to take this approach with my runs, with my work, with relationships in my life. Even with cupcakes.
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| vanilla almond cupcakes my coworker brought in today. so. good. |
Just felt the need to share my current mindset; a weird little peek into my brain, if you
will. Please don't misinterpret as me sternly declaring that there is not point in a leisurely run; I'm all for them, and still enjoy them. I just can't as much as I used to.
I’m off to a happy hour. Should be a perfect little outing to
get over the hump this week!
Cheers!
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