Insanity

Its officially marathon training season and my body is finally ready to face this challenge head on. To make matters a little bit more interesting I have also started an Insanity circuit to supplement for the missing core work in my life. After months of physical therapy I have learned that my core being weak is one of the main reasons I wind up injuring myself. The past two weeks have been brutal. I am finding that the Insanity program needed to be tweaked just a little bit so that I do not destroy my legs overworking muscles already taxed by running. As of right now I feel stronger. So far.. So good. I will report back.

The Hope of Getting It Right Just One Time

What a long slow and boring climb it has been for the last few months. Since April I have taken the time to rebuild my fitness, work out some imbalances and re learn how to listen to my body. I am convinced that the life of an athlete is 1 part work and 9 parts maintenance. 7 days a week I spend running, 3 days a week I spend doing physical therapy, it seems like I am eating all the time, and doing strength and flexibility drills in between meals. I am just your average runner who puts in the time and energy to be ready on race day. There are no prizes given for effort, only for winning. I am the man in the middle who puts one foot in front of the other because I still can. 16 weeks from now I turn 40. 16 weeks from now I toe the line of another marathon in hopes of getting it right just one time. What getting it right means is beyond me, but for now, for the next 3.5 months I will continue to chase my great white whale, in hopes of finding some sort of meaning to all this. Let the games begin.