How is your training progressing? With 79 days to go to the start of the Fargo Marathon and Half Marathon, most everyone should now be well into their training. For a great number of people, frustration is or has been starting to set in. Winter is continuing to drag on, the kids are sick, work is never ending! Has frustration set in for you yet? Do you feel like you bit off more than you could handle? Those weekly long runs are starting to get longer and the challenges of life are not slowing down just because you have a marathon or a half marathon to run in 79 days!
Now is a good time to stop and take a breather. Reflect on the training you have already accomplished and look ahead to the training you have left. There are days when even the most elite runners in the world look at their running shoes and say, "not again today"! This is normal and is ok.
I would like you all to think about why it is you are running the marathon or the half marathon. Is it your first? Have you run one before but know you could have done better and want to prove something to yourself? If you are on the brink of quitting and just saying that this is not for me, think about how you will feel in 80 days knowing what could have been. Think about the crowds cheering you on as you finish up that last mile! Think about how you will feel as you enter into the Fargo Dome and see the finish line up ahead! Countless hours spent training all coming to fruition as you cross that line and your finishers medal is hung around your neck! You can at that point in time say that you did it! You overcame all obstacles and challenges and found a way to accomplish the impossible.
Happy Running!
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