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I started training for my second marathon I have ever run.
What I am beginning to experience is that I am not getting faster, I am getting slower.
Before my 9 mile long run two weeks ago, I was feeling good about a 9-91/2 minute mile.
Now I'm happy with a 10 1/2 minute mile. What happened?
I ran the Disney marathon in January of 2007. I am not sure what exactly happened- maybe it was any combination of going too fast, running on fairly large hills, not stretching enough...but somewhere in my training I eventually injured myself and kept running.
I almost ruptured my tendon. After tests and MRI's, I had three months of physical therapy.
I learned how to stretch my Achilles and surrounding tendons.
I have since run 2 half marathons (13.2 miles)
This year I am running the Flying Pig marathon in Cincinnati the first weekend of May.
26.2 mile run
I am running it with my older brother, and I am so excited about that.
What I find happening right now is that my knees are beginning to bother me. And I don't seem to have the energy to run at a faster pace than a 10 minute mile.
I have some Monavie that was given to me, so I'm taking a few ounces a day to see if it works the way "they" say it does. We'll see.
But I guess it's not how fast you run, the goal is finishing.
That, I plan to do, with my brother by my side.
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