Running on Faith

Normally one of the keys to accomplishing a goal is staying focused.  Right now, with the advice of Hardcore and Mr Xctmnt, I have decided to lose all focus about qualifying for Boston.  Because I have figured out that with every run and every workout I do,  I evaluate it compared to what I need for Boston.  And for most of my workouts, they are not cutting.

What is happening is that my running has become a job with no enjoyment at all.  And that is not what this marathon should be about.  This should be about raising money for St. Jude, enjoying the training with my team mates, and just working towards a good race.

Now please don’t get the wrong impression.  I am not going to go curl up on the couch with a half gallon of Rocky Road ice cream and watch a House marathon on T.V.  I am going to continue training the exact same plan that has been kicking my butt for the past 12 weeks.  Because it is only a good training plan with the goal of running a fast marathon.  And whether that “fast” is good enough to qualify for Boston or not remains to be seen.

So I will take out my contacts, let my eyes lose all focus and just run the workouts to the best of my ability.  And whatever happens on December 5th happens.  I will worry about it then.

Last year this little team of 5 misfits raised over $7000.00 for St. Jude Children’s Hospital.  What will our hopefully much larger team do this year?  $10,000.00?  $15,000.00?  More?  Only time will tell.

Uh-oh!  Registration for the St. Jude Marathon is officially open.  Now I have to get this website up and running.