The 1st Annual Tokyo Marathon is February 18th, 2007 and I’ve been training for it for the past couple months. My goal is to shave almost a full hour over my finish time in Chicago.
I did my first longer-than-a-half-marathon-run last weekend, which was a nice milestone. But training for your second marathon is a lot more stressful than your first. For the first one, you’re not even sure if you can finish the stupid thing, so just crossing the finish line is an accomplishment.
The second time, though, you already know you can do it, so if you don’t finish, it’s a huge embarrassment. And if you do finish, but slower, it’s almost worse.
I’m using one of Hal Higdon’s training programs again. This time, his Intermediate I schedule. So far, so good, although the program has me running 18 miles on New Year’s Eve…
Posted by pmk at December 14, 2006 3:16 AM | TrackBackHey, good luck! I’ve started & then aborted training for my second marathon several times now. I guess it can be intimidating, having increased expectations for the 2nd go-round, but to me the thought is exciting because:
a) you know you can do it, and
b) you get to correct all the things you would’ve done differently the first time (night-before sleep, going out a little slower, etc.)