The 7 P's

I ran Mine Falls again yesterday. I felt a lot better than I did on Friday. There was nothing happening, no real effort or emotion on this run. It was only a three mile run so it doesn't feel like a big deal. But I was looking at my training program today that starts July 1st. Between July 1st and race day, I need to put in 465 miles and many of them will be put in via a 3 or 4 mile run. After reading that I have a greater appreciation for these mindless 3 mile runs. These are the runs which will build my base allowing me the strength to go further. They will also be the recovery runs as I get deep into my training.

I've been thinking about this marathon a lot lately, a real fucking lot. The only way to do this is with dedicated training. That leads me to the 7 P's of life-Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. If I train right I won't have any issues. The 7 P's has always worked for me, it truly is what brought my career to where I am now. I know it will work for the marathon too.

I talked to my brother Bobby today about this journey. He's concerned about my age and weight. Bob was 29 when he ran his marathon and weighed 150. I'll be 37 and weighing 185. He wasn't negative, he was honest and there is a big difference between the two. I appreciate his honesty. Here is what I think about the situation, there are reasons and there are excuses. Age and weight are excuses for not finishing the race, being struck by lightning at mile 15 is a reason to not finish. One you can control, one you can't. If I train my damn ass off and toe the line at 185, I'm going to finish this fucking race, Enough said!! It's time to get excited about training, and the includes these piddle ass 3 mile runs..til next time..d