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Post by frojoe23 on Sept 24, 2007 10:55:52 GMT -5
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Post by baldisbetter on Sept 24, 2007 17:10:57 GMT -5
Ugh, there is that Power Bar patch again. You know what makes that even more painful, he passed me running with that stroller, "Ugh, good grief Charlie Brown". Anyway, in every marathon training cycle I always have a “depressed/dark week”, when I just don’t want to train. It always happens at about the same time. It hits with about five weeks to go, another 500 miles, need another pair of new shoes, hot spots in sensitive places, not summer but not fall, too hot to run during the day, bla, bla, bla, bla. Then I read “LetsRun” with posts like:
Race - Philadelphia on 11/18, Goal - 2:50-2:55
Mileage - 69 miles
Pretty good week for me. This upcoming weekend should be interesting,as I race an 8k on Saturday and try for 20 mile long run on Sunday. I think I'm in shape to do both. Hoping to break 29 in the 8k. We'll see.
M- 8.5 easy up the hills in Georgetown
T- 6 easy in the AM, 3.5 at moderate pace in the PM
W- Workout - 8 x 800 in 2:43. Felt very good. These could be considered slightly faster as we had to run out to lane 6 every lap to get around the high school football sled.
Th - 8 very easy with high school team I'm beginning to coach.
F- 6 temp at slightly faster than Marathon Pace
S-15.5 with my wife. I love these runs because they're all about her becoming a better runner and also getting ready for Philly. They don't usually count for me as long runs because we usually run them at 10min pace.
S - 14 with the last 6.5 at Marathon Pace.
This guy runs with his wife “which he just loves” …right… and runs 20 or more less miles a week and can still kick the crap out my 8k times and will probably hit 2:50 in Philly.
Let me take a shot at this:
Race – New York on 11/04 and my B-day (43, oh crap), Goal - 2:50-2:55
Mileage - 91 miles
M- 10 Around Frostburg with Mertz 7 minute pace (Wife is mad)
T- 16 around Frostburg felt good except last 2 miles, ran almost every hill in town with the “Fab Four”. (Wife is madder)
W- 10 Felt very good. Victoria’s Lane to Hoffman Hollow back 936. Belt was paving the road on 936 and some gay construction dude said “ he really liked my hair back”, ugh. (Wife more mad then yesterday)
Th - 4 @ lunch time in 26:30. 12 miles evening. Late getting to the Depot. Got out of meeting late. (Wife not speaking to me)
F- 4 @ lunch time. 12 miles pm with Dan and Jaron. They kicked my butt again. Got sick in FSU’s locker room. (Still Mad Wife laughed at my sorry butt)
S-4 miles with Mertz before cross meet. Forgot towel and sweated through clothes. (Still Mad Wife even madder because I left her alone to run with Mertz. Blamed it on Mertz and Jeremy, but then remembered Jeremy wasn’t there>>> She didn’t believe me)
Su – 20 on the canal/highlands trail after Church because of Mad Wife. Went 10 miles in both directions. Had a great run and was mentally better because of going in two directions. ( you have to figure out what that means) You guessed it she is still mad.
Enough, I say. OK, OK, OK
Anyway, I have to head down to UMB tomorrow but should be back by 5 pm. Hopefully, I can spread my joy on the run tomorrow.
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Post by frojoe23 on Sept 25, 2007 7:12:49 GMT -5
Well, Rob I definitely know how you are feeling. There's nothing like trying to get to bed by 9:30 or 10:00 because you have to get up at 5:00-5:25AM to run and all your wife wants to do is stare at you. She knows what she's doing. Just staring at you. She knows that her eyes, burning with madness, will keep you awake. All she wants you to ask is "what's wrong". Then you get the response "nothing".
"come on, sweetheart. I know something is wrong".
"No there's not, I'm fine," she responds.
"Why are you staring at me then?"
Silence...more silence.
"Sweetheart, what's wrong."
"nothing!"
"okay, then I'm going to bed."
Silence...yet the eyes still staring at you.
Silence...silence...then just as you are drifting off "Do you find me attractive?"
"yes!"
"Where are you going?"
"I'll be on the couch"
Of course, it only gets better from there talking about how you devote all of your time to running and none to her. Don't you understand all of the sacrifices I make to do both.
"Well, you get up at 5 to run with JT."
"I get up early, so I can spend half an hour with you before you go to work. If you want me to get up later, I will, but you won't see me at all."
Anyway, you guys know how it goes. This is when the stress of running is easy, but all of the other crap begins to crush you. It's hard to explain to your wife that she has to deal with 5 more weeks of this and then everything will be okay...until the next one!
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Post by Justin on Sept 25, 2007 7:57:57 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about that guys, I have the opposite problem.
My wife gets mad if I get up in the morning on a weekend and sit down to eat breakfast. It goes something like this:
"munch, munch, munch" (me sitting at the table eating some eggs and sausage)
her: "what are you doing?"
me: "eating breakfast"
her: "have you run yet?"
me: "no"
her: "are you going to run today?"
me: "yeah, I'll do it this evening"
her: "rolls her eyes"
It's similar in the evening, except for instead of eggs and sausage it's dinner. Then even later in the evening it's a beer and watching football.
When she gets serious I don't get dinner until I have run for the day.
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Post by mertz on Sept 25, 2007 8:24:44 GMT -5
Rob, Theres no need to blame me for you getting in trouble. I dont feel like getting yelled at.
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Post by frojoe23 on Sept 25, 2007 9:40:47 GMT -5
Poor Dave. I think you should stop hanging out with Rob. He is a bad influence!
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