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| There's no such thing as bad weather! |
I was lucky the past
few weeks and I enjoyed warm weather (most of the time) when I walked. No coat,
long pants hat or gloves. It was a stark contrast to the weather TPW'ers
experienced on Saturday.
I thought of that
again when I saw ‘Around the Bay’ participants, it looked cold, damp and
miserable. I was very happy to be an observer and not a participant.
I also thought it’s
less than 6 months until the Montreal Marathon. I know I will be
successful if I get myself out the door consistently and do the distance and
more.
Most know that we
should do tempo walks, hills and interval training. I know I would
have more success if I trained as I should. I have not done more than the
occasional hill in 4-5 years. I know this is not good but it
doesn't get me anywhere near the bottom of a hill for hill repeats.
In two weeks I am
volunteering as ‘back of the pack’ for the Race Roster 8K (in High
Park), I will be reminded quickly there, that hills should be done
regularly.
That last
hill can be tough on the well trained, for me it will be a challenge.
I will focus on the participant I am with. That
will get me to the top of the hill.
My first experience
doing the High Park hill was with Jeans Marines in 2005.
I stopped twice on the hill, had absolutely no strength left and
a fellow Jeans Marine who had completed well before me, walked
me up the hill.
Knowing I will be
helping another reach their goal in April reminds me I will need the support of
our group to get me to the finish line in Montreal. Already there are offers of
support and training on the long distances this summer. All I have to do
now is show up and do the distance. Long distances don`t worry me, 35K I
can do on my own. It`s the 500m, 750m hill that worries me. Maybe this
year I will return to do hills.
Walk your distance
this week and who knows I may walk a hill or two in High Park this week in
preparation for the Race Roster 8K.
