Saturday, February 23, 2008
Less than 20 days from now I am competing in The Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend Dolphin Challenge. Last March I ran my first running race. It was the 8K during the same weekend in '07.
I've spent years training for referee fitness tests, but I have found that running race training is a whole other level. Don't get me wrong, referee training at the highest level is extreme, but I feel now I need to be more committed on a daily basis - balancing life, training, and diet. Okay, maybe it's because I'm getting older or perhaps I wasn't as committed before as I should have been.
The Dolphin Challenge is a 8K on Saturday and a half marathon on Sunday. Last March when I decided to do this, it was motivated by the adrenaline and feeling of accomplishment after my first race. As the months went by, the insanity set it. Today, the adrenaline is pumping again and I know I'll be ready. There is a Whale Challenge too, 8K and a marathon. Ask me in 22 days on that one for '09.
I've spent years training for referee fitness tests, but I have found that running race training is a whole other level. Don't get me wrong, referee training at the highest level is extreme, but I feel now I need to be more committed on a daily basis - balancing life, training, and diet. Okay, maybe it's because I'm getting older or perhaps I wasn't as committed before as I should have been.The Dolphin Challenge is a 8K on Saturday and a half marathon on Sunday. Last March when I decided to do this, it was motivated by the adrenaline and feeling of accomplishment after my first race. As the months went by, the insanity set it. Today, the adrenaline is pumping again and I know I'll be ready. There is a Whale Challenge too, 8K and a marathon. Ask me in 22 days on that one for '09.
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