A Miss Is As Good As A Mile!

I know you are happy there are no charts on the Daily Crumbs today!

  

However, there are two numbers we need to discuss...

  

13.1

  

26.2

  

For the runners in the crowd there is no mystery...these are half-marathon and marathon mileages.

  

I am running my first marathon tomorrow...

  

Correction...I am running the half-marathon tomorrow.

  

What happened Brandon?   Cold feet...chicken out...what?

  

Let me explain.

  

I set an objective to run a marathon this year and complete it in under 4 hours.  I have been running seriously about a year and have run two half-marathons at a pace that would indicate I could do it.

  

My strategy was to schedule the earliest marathon that made sense in the year.  I also downloaded anbapp called Runmeter (remember my Blackjack app?  These things are great!) to log my miles and keep me on track for training.

  

Tactically, I run 4-5 times a week with my long run on Saturday...

  

I had made it up to 17 miles and then the weather took a turn.  Georgia has had rain, sleet, and really cold weather that made my critical long Saturday runs difficult.

  

Two weeks ago, I asked myself two questions...

  

Can I finish a marathon?

  

Can I do it in under 4 hours (A little over 9 minutes a mile)?

  

First answer...yes...second one...

  

NO!

 

I had two choices...

  

I could run the marathon and be that guy that crossed in 5 hours hobbling

 

or

 

I can treat the half-marathon like a long Saturday run and live to fight another day.

  

Ever watch Fear Factor with Joe Rogan?

  

I cringed each time someone would begin eating pig eyes, get 70% of the way through and then yell, "I can't" two eyeballs from victory!

 

In my case..."A miss is as good as a mile!"

 

Wish me luck...  

  

Until tomorrow, I wish you Money, Power, Success!