Well it is the New Year and while I would like to say that I am bursting in to 2011, eager to take on the year and all of this running, unfortunately that is not the case.
After the 18 mile run, which felt great, i went and got sick and have had two weeks with pretty much no training. So I am a bit out of the zone with my running and the eating/drinking excesses of the holidays have me feeling below average.
I did get myself back in the gym and am feeling better. I was really apprehensive about our first training session back, which was hill training at Dodger stadium in down town but the actual run was quite good. i felt good and could take the hills pretty well. A few extra blows on the tissue and i was ok.
then on sunday, Michelle and I decided to hike Temescal Canyon and we raced up to the top of the hill in under 30 mins (usually takes about 40-45mins) and I felt great.
My body was sore afterwards and as i was resting i realized that part of the reason why i am having trouble getting motivated is that i feel like i am generating a lot of the motivation from myself. I thought that this experience would feel like more of a team experience with the other runners and yet (apart from Patty and Danielle who are doing the roadrunners with me) I feel a bit disconnected from the other runners and I am worried that they are not enjoying the experience of training for the marathon.
The next few weeks are going to be really busy with work and michelle will be busy with australia week and I want to spend more time in the gym getting stronger and pumped up to motivate all of the other runners to achieve the goals they set for themselves.
it is funny how when you are focused on yourself, you don't always have the ability to be there for others, but when you focus on others, you seem to get what you need.
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