The past weekend was the Nike Women Marathon and I decided
to participate. But wait, you didn’t
know I had been training for this?! I
resent that…I trained all week! I went
to the gym for the first time in a month on Tuesday for yoga, I found out a
co-worker couldn’t use her bib on Wednesday thereby kicking up the training
program intensity, I walked home from work on Thursday for a proper 1.5 mile
workout and then I carbo-loaded with wine and beer on both Friday and Saturday
night…After having done the race for the past two years I was mentally, if not
physically, prepared.
But that was beside the point, because this year was less
about my finishing time and more to prove a hypothesis I came up with a while
back…That I can walk faster than I can run.
It might seem crazy, but between over-exerting myself during running and
the constant pace I can keep when walking, I wanted to test out my theory and
what better way than on the same course I have run the past two years.
So on Sunday morning while I watched the women around me struggling
with the hills, grunting and panting each and every step, I was able to push
through, keep my stride on the inclines, do my fancy speed walking gait, enjoy
the view and even smile for the cameras. It was a completely different experience
and one I thoroughly enjoyed. The only thing the same was the inability to walk
the next day…Training or not 13.1 miles is too far for my body to go without
some long-term pain.
And as for that hypothesis, I will let you decide: my walking time was only 13 minutes slower
than last year’s time and 25 minutes slower than my first year’s time when I
actually trained. To really prove my
point I suppose I will have to walk it again next year, with training.
Anna and I the morning of the run! Unlike me, Anna actually prepared, trained and finished with a great time!!!
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