Disapointments

A lot of people congratulated and asked me a ton of questions after the Chicago Marathon last year. When I saw the finish line and for that matter when I hit the 1/2 marathon mark, the only thing that came to me was disappointment. For the 18 weeks leading up to the Chicago Marathon I followed an aggressive training plan. I never worked that hard in high school, now I'm an old man. Cold, heat or South Dakota wind I was out there putting in the miles. It was the most I've run for any type of training. I kept telling myself of my time I wanted to do it in. I was like the little train. I know I can... and then I saw my spit at the half way point. Disappoint set in. It was heartbreaking to cross the finish line, yet I just run 26.2 miles and was in the top 1/3 of the race. Since Chicago I ran another full marathon did less training and less stress and did better and was happy. Next week you will find out on plans for 2012 and the second world major. Never give up. I know I can.