Writing a blog can
often be a challenge, what can I write about? What does our group like to hear
about?
Are they interested in the fact that I don't like doing hills but know they are necessary when your goal is to improve performance (Hills are my obsession at the moment - my strategy is do hills, no matter how slow) .
Yes, I want to
improve. Who doesn't?
After years of doing
the distances on the training schedule but not hills, intervals or tempo walks,
I have decided to follow the schedule and do what is required to improve my
race time. It’s early in the season but after two hills sessions
and one tempo walk, my pace has already improved. Not sure if it was the
training, my frame of mind or the beautiful Sunday morning.
Given I cannot change
the weather, I will continue to make an effort to continue to do the strength
workouts for the next five months. In just over 5 months I will be back in
Montreal with the goal of finishing a marathon and improving my time by 30
min. Last year’s marathon was a challenge early in the day, so my focus
was on finishing not my time. This year I committed myself to train to
meet my goal of a strong finish.
I have done the
previous 4 or 5 Sporting Life races as a ‘back of the pack’ volunteer. My role
was to support participants in finishing their 10K. Last year Shirley
filled the role and she is doing it again this year. This year I hope to finish
upright and smiling with a specific pace in mind.
Next month I'll let
you know if I was successful.
