- Why am I doing this to myself? I can’t believe I’m voluntarily training to run 13.1 miles. I don’t even know why I’m doing it; it’s not like I have to.
- Is this ever going to get easier? *Update* It does get easier to make yourself go for a run almost every day. The actual running, however, does not necessarily get easier because the mileage continually increases.
- Does this make me a masochist? According to dictionary.com, a masochist is “a person who is gratified by pain, degradation, etc., that is self-imposed or imposed by others.” By this definition, does choosing to run almost every day for months make me a masochist? That is still to be determined.
- I wonder if I run long enough if my legs will go numb. While I’m running, I get distracted long enough to not pay attention to whether or not my legs are getting tired. And, although they do get tired, they don’t go numb. It's probably for the best because it would be hard to keep myself upright, nonetheless running, if I couldn’t feel my legs.
- Is it possible for your legs to hate you? I think mine are starting to. Again, this is still to be determined, but I can tell you that my legs ache when I finish, which I think is their way of telling me they hate me.
- Who decided running for this long should be for pleasure? It feels more like punishment. I played basketball in high school, and we had to run suicides as a punishment. And now, I’m choosing to endure my punishment almost every day for the months leading up to my race.
- I wonder how many calories I’m burning on this run. Actually I’m wondering how many cookies this means I can eat after I finish.
- I can’t believe I’m not even halfway through training. To use a running analogy, the finish line feels so far away.
- What? I can’t run 13.1 miles; this 8-mile run already feels miserable. I’m not actually sure how I’m going to manage running 13.1 miles…I guess that’s why you have months of training to build up to that point.
- Ooh does this mean I get to reward myself for running by buying cute workout clothes? It definitely does. I’m running more days than not, so now at least my outfits will be cute while I’m doing it.
- Are these pep talks and mental conversations I have with myself on my runs normal? I’m gonna say yes, they are because it makes me feel better. I have rambling conversations throughout the course of my runs. I figure lots of things out and have lots of interesting ideas…anything to take my mind off of my run…
- Do people think I look funny while I’m running? I think I look like I’m dying. I’m pretty sure they do. Some of the looks I get from people are a mixture of pity and concern.
- Am I going to at least get a medal for running this race?
13.1. If I'm doing all of this, I better get a medal.
