Dilemma! January 05 2005
Ugh.
Remember my #1 goal for 2005? Ar0und The B@y? Well that was shot down this week when I discovered that no one at my level was training for it. The one guy that is up for distance at this point (everyone else is either out of shape or injured) suggested instead of The B@y, we train for another half in the spring maybe get our times down. I said great! As long as I have a goal over the winter that’s all I need. he sort of also made it sound like our coach didn’t think we could do it.
Well I came home and looked up the half he wants to train for. And it’s in May. THE MIDDLE OF MAY! Start training now? For a may half? Huh? Anyway, finally our coach type person emailed me asking me if I was still planning on the b@y. I emailed her back telling that I doubted it and that I really didn’t have anyone to train with. Immediately she replied telling me she knew of some women I could train with, and that I could also do that half with the group in Feb (Grimsby half marie…not the chilly half…poopy) and also that she really wanted to see me do the b@y cause she was certain I was capable.
But if I chose not run the b@y she would adjust my training schedule for only a half. So now I’m thinking…great I’ll do a half in feb…that’s good. BUT then what? I watch everyone else increase their mileage and I don’t? Everyone goes out for a 25km training run and I do 18? Ugh. On the other hand, I would still have to do that race alone. well not alone…as there would be 5000 other people there. But you know what I mean. And it’s a HARD race. It’s older than Boston and at km 27 there’s a BIG ASS HILL. I MEAN BIG! Ask cosmo girl she’s done it.
I don’t know what to do.
In other news, my weight has remained the same through out Christmas…so I didn’t sabotage myself TOO badly afterall.
And I’ve been back on track this week so that’s encouraging.
OH AND apparenty today is de-lurker day. Leave a comment OR SUFFER MY WRATH!
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Stolen from Zoot who stole it from Sheryl
Sounds WAY to exhausting to me!!!! Geez, you are just a bundle of energy
I too have joined de-lurking day! I love it! Whatever you decide to do, I know you will acheive it!
I think you should push yourself and do them ALL! Go for it! Then in mid-May when i am puffy and swolen and ready to burst, you can be my inspiration to get back into shape
Whoa! Okay - I’m commenting! I’m commenting! I so don’t want to mess around with anyone whose name includes ‘dingdong’.
Hmmm. I’ve done both my marathons alone and trained alone. But that’s because I’m severely socially maladapted. There is a certain loveliness to running your own race, owning it all to yourself. Just a thought, dear Pamalama.
Since I lurk alot, I think for the rest of today I will de-look because I don’t have enough witty and clever things to say for de-comments.
Are you talking about running around Hudson Bay?
Isn’t that like huge?
I’d do it with you (the Around the Bay…) but I haven’t run in ages and anyway you are thousands of miles away. I WILL cheer you on from over here though!
At some point your running life, Pam, you have to go it alone. Train alone and race alone. Its not for the party any more. Its for the race.
Go for the Bay!
I say Do the Bay. I have perfect confidence in you. You rock.
I am so not a lurker!
Go for it!
Oh, and Not Lurking! Ha!
I thought it was also dork day, but I guess I thought wrong, I think.
Do the bay, Pam! You can do it!
Jon’s right - sometimes as a grown-up runner you have to get your own butt over the start and finish lines. It might take a little more guts, but you have ‘em. Less guts, less glory.
P.S. I think there are Toronto Penguins planning on this race; you might want to check them out.
Comment…
Besides, do the Bay! 30k is usually pretty relaxing from a mental point of view, you are usually not in that hurry like for 10k, or a Half. And it’s a pretty good preparation for more!
Do the Bay…
Um Hi, this is my first comment. My name is TooZ and I read your site everyday and decided to come out of lurkerdom to say “hi”.
And I have ZERO advice on the training dillema. I’m sorry.
I am terribly afraid of your wrath.
DO THE BAY!!!
Actually you are never really alone…you always have us. I do a lot of training runs by myself as no one I know is as slow as I am and doing the distances I do on my long run. And when I race, it’s never really that lonely at the back, there’s always the tail end cyclist, or the guy removing the course markings or the ambulance/cops. I get them all to myself
Run it for you and run your own race!
I know, I know…I’m late. But happy DL day all the same!
Thanks for coming by to visit yesterday. It’s no fun when people bail on you. I think you should train for it anyway. Who knows who might join you in the meantime . . .
And yes I did run yesterday, and this morning, even though I feel like death on a stick. Seven days in a row now, are you proud of me?
Kick the Bay’s ass.
My first response it like many others. Do the bay! It is a great experience to train and run a race alone - IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT.
I think you have to ask yourself if you are a lonely type runner that likes the solitude or if you really draw on the energy of social running.
When you answer that question, you will make your decision.
However, even if you ARE a social runner you may want to get outside your comfort zone and do the bay alone anyway! hahaha!
Congrats on maintaining your weight through Christmas!
De-lurking….