Even though I'm in the tapering period of my training, I wanted to maintain some good mileage before resting the week of the marathon. Since my recent illness didn't allow that, I was able to finally run yesterday with only 4 days left until the big day. I am very disappointed with how sore I feel today. I am still considering running again today, only running an even slower pace. Getting sick right before the marathon has almost destroyed my psyche going into this run.
I'm really trying to take a step back and look at the big picture. Two years ago, I ran my first marathon. Last year, I suffered a knee injury and had to cancel my run less then one month away from the race. This year my illness has jeopardized my goal time of 4 hours. BUT - I am still running. Kalamazoo has their inaugural marathon run next May. If it isn't the same day, 5/3rd has the River Bank run, and after both of those races, Traverse City has the Bayshore Marathon end of may. I could run one of those events and hopefully get myself back on track for a 3:45 or even a 3:30 run at Grand Rapids in October.
I have started asking myself the question of just how many people simply train for a marathon, then look for an event to run when they feel ready? I think I now understand why so many people travel all over looking for races.
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