Top things you deal with after finishing your first marathon
- The pumped up message that your marathon guide blares at you has you thinking you are a hero until it all comes crashing down when you look around to see the number of 60 year olds at the race.
- Finishing the marathon was not really a life changing event- the book lied.
- 26.3 miles and you wouldn't have finished.
- Hunched old women had finished their marathons ahead of you - walking.
- You gain back your pot belly in the first week of rest after the marathon.
- You don't want to run again ever. When you finally decide to go run- 3 miles is a chore again.
- Training for your second marathon is much tougher than the first. You find yourself in rooted in terra-firma this time around.
- You start off training for your 2nd by saying you will finish an hour faster. 3 days later you settle back to just finishing your 2nd. 1 month later you postpone the date to a later one.
- You write a blog about 'Things you deal with after finishing your first marathon"
- Finishing the marathon was not really a life changing event- the book lied.
- 26.3 miles and you wouldn't have finished.
- Hunched old women had finished their marathons ahead of you - walking.
- You gain back your pot belly in the first week of rest after the marathon.
- You don't want to run again ever. When you finally decide to go run- 3 miles is a chore again.
- Training for your second marathon is much tougher than the first. You find yourself in rooted in terra-firma this time around.
- You start off training for your 2nd by saying you will finish an hour faster. 3 days later you settle back to just finishing your 2nd. 1 month later you postpone the date to a later one.
- You write a blog about 'Things you deal with after finishing your first marathon"
posted by Manohar at 4/20/2006 01:11:00 AM
6 Comments:
Dude, it doesn't sound like you. You love running so stop worrying and start running.
Just run it! :)
That was supposed to be self-effacing humour :)
Well-- what can I say ??
You better run the Bay to breakers in a month, and the San Jose in October.
Me is waiting with uruttukkattai here to get u pumped up (-:
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Things to learn from Manu's marathon attempt:
1) Publish guidelines/goals for your subsequent attempt aiming to build muscle, lose weight and set timing goals.
2) Invite folks like me whenever you eat out or have a fancy meal to remind you about your self-established goals (Gives more food for self, and squashes your attempt at tucking into the larder)
3) Spend more time running and less time CP-ing about the 6:30 a.m. 1 mile run
Hopefully, that should get you running again ;)
I am sure you can do it Manu! All the best!
@meera- Uruttukattai adi will have me so swollen that I will look like I was pumped up.
@saumya- Hmmmpph!
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