I’m registered in the 2004 Royal Victoria Marathon!
Like some marathons, Royal Victoria asks you to tell them your goal time (3:35:59) and personal record (3:42:52). I always find typing those numbers into the registration form to be a very sobering and exciting moment.
Here we go!!
Is there anything about your training that feels instinctual? Meaning, it just feels like it is the right thing to do for developing yourself as a runner?
For some reason I seem to be instinctually drawn to doing drills right now. There seems to be something inside that says, “Mark, this is what you need to do” and is telling me that speed/leg-turnover drills have great potential for helping me become a better runner.
Maybe strange because no one around me ever talks much about doing drills like “mule kicks” and “bounding”. Maybe not so strange since I think I don’t have very quick feet and I’ve read these drills will help.
At any rate, I can honestly say I’ve never had such a feeling so I’m going with it. I’ve decided I will do at least a few sets of drills in every run other than interval training and my Saturday LSD runs.
How about you? Do you have an inner voice telling you something?
My first run since the 1/2 marathon on Sunday and MAN was it ever sweet!
59F/16C, sunny and perfect for running!
We’re nearing the end of summer and my favorite running season is approaching. I could see a few leaves on the ground today. Something that makes me smile ear to ear. I know some people view the end of summer as a tragedy because winter is near but I love the fall. For me, running in the fall is like eating chocolate for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I ran 40 minutes at a snail’s pace and threw in several sets of leg drills wherever it felt right.
The run got me thinking about when I started training with Mother Goose and I used to sing this song during our long runs!
After hearing some of the answers to my question yesterday I decided to share something completely non-running related I found out just yesterday. Lucky you! You get/have to learn something about me that you might not have guessed or expected.
Today’s personal tidbit is dedicated to someone who is a big part of why I absolutely love movie score music. I’m talking about the symphonic and jazz scores typically composed for today’s better quality films. Some of my favorite composer’s are James Horner (he did Braveheart & Titanic), Danny Elfman (does a lot of Tim Burton movies e.g. Batman), John Williams (most famous for Star Wars), Bernard Hermann (the original Psycho), Alan Silvestri (Forest Gump) and…
Jerry Goldsmith was an amazing amazing composer. When you check out his website, take a look at the very long list of movies he scored. It is truly astounding.
I will miss looking forward to, and discovering his creations but I guess what is special about his art is that the wonderful stuff he composed will endure long after his passing.
