the 42.195km road: Day 153

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Day 153 - 14 Days To Go

One of the training points that I've basically ignored up until now is running early morning - around the same time my race would take place. In the winter it's much more appealing to wait until the afternoon when it's hopefully warmed up a few degrees before you run. Plus I'm not an early morning person.

Today I woke up at 6:15am and sort of went through the same process I would go through in two weeks. As a bonus I knew my earlier morning run would miss the rain that was headed our way. I ended up getting out the door at around 7:40am and back home around 9am. It was a short run, 2 miles easy pace, 2 x (10 minutes at threshold pace with 3-minute rests) and finished with about 35 minutes at easy pace. It totaled 15.96km over 1 hour 22 minutes.

I passed up three separate outings last night so I could wake up relatively well rested for my run. The next two weeks is going to be all about waking up early, eating healthy and staying hydrated. The early mornings/well rested might be a challenge. I'm on my 4th coffee of the day.

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Hello all!

So! I’ve signed up to run the Mississauga Marathon in May 2011 – my first ever attempt at 42km. Although one of my goals is to just finish the marathon, I have other loftier goals. When I cross the finish line I want to feel like I've pushed myself as far as my body will allow me to go.

Although this may sound strange, my motivation for my first marathon is all of you – and a lot of others who aren’t on this e-mail list.

Over the past few years I’ve come to realise that although there are a lot of good times, sometimes the tough times can be overwhelming. During a conversation with my mom a few days before she died, she told me “There are a lot of other people who have it a lot worse than us.”

Over the past few months alone I know of 5 separate cases of people who are going through tough times because of Cancer or the threat of Cancer. But there are even others who are dealing with other health issues, family problems, battling loneliness, etc.

I felt that running a marathon only for myself, or dedicating it to one person would not be as productive as running for all my friends and family – those that are going through tough times now and those that may have the misfortune of having tough times ahead. I’d like this run to be a positive experience for everyone who’d like it to be.

I’m hoping you’ll support me – and you can show your support in a couple of ways. I’ve started a blog that is chronicling my training as I prepare for the marathon so I’d love it if you would join and check in on my progress over the next 22 weeks.

Also - if you’re willing, I’d like you to show your support by pledging. My charity of choice is the Credit Valley Hospital Foundation. It’s where my dad spent a lot of hours and where my mom spent her final few hours – the doctors, nurses were always helpful, sincere, respectful, etc. and I really have nothing but positive thoughts on how we were treated at Credit Valley.

However – there are several different charities linked to the Mississauga Marathon that you can support and I encourage you to support any that speaks to you more than another. I have no intention of making this an annual request, and because I want this to mean more than just “raising money” – I’ll put down $200 of my own money once I hit $400 of pledges (by people not related to me). If I’m asking you to donate, I should be expected to as well.

Thanks!

Colin

the 42.195km road

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Day 153 - 14 Days To Go

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