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Runner on "PowerCrank": OT marathon race report
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At 400m go to I could see one last guy limping along. Could I catch him? He was moving pretty slow and it was uphill so I had a chance. I was close. The crowd was going wild. This was my last big race and I wasn't going to quit so soon. I was going to leave it all out there. At 200 to go I started to sprint (well kind of). The guy ahead was struggling but I was running out of road. Pushing to the line I passed him with 50 feet to go! One more placing up!!
There is nothing like finishing a marathon strong with a cheering crowd, feeling the excitement and energy. You can soak it in. 55th place 2:23:04.
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Runner on "PowerCrank": Week 10 and 11
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How far are we going to take this? The question is not how far...The question is...do you posses the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far as is needed.
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Runner on "PowerCranks": week 8 and 9
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.:
If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.
The Trumpet of Conscience
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Runner on "PowerCrank": Week 7.2
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Since stepping up the intensity and RPM of the PC workouts the powercranking has been improving. The planned workouts were to be at 100rpm for easy days and 110+ for the two hard days a week, with two days off a week before the speedwork sessions. Most of the workouts I'm spinning at over the initial base target of 100rpm and I'm only taking one day off a week before Tuesdays workout. I also am trying to get in one workout that is longer and longer. Its also interesting to note that since I've adjusted my seat and tilted it up in the front more than I would on a normal bike I'm a lot more comfortable. I ride w/o hands on and off at will at a very high cadence during most of my workouts now to mix it up. I think the seat adjustment comfort tilting up is because of the back stroke and pulling up on the PC which I have to balance with pressure against the seat so I don't slide off the front of the seat.
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Runner on 'PowerCrank": Week 6.2- A runners psyche is a fragile thing.
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A runners psyche can be a fragile thing.
When things are going well and you gain confidence its hard to stop running hard and take days off. When your feeling good your desire to throw down on every run increases. You want to see if you can do this run or that run faster than last time. None of that matters in the big scheme of things. What really matters is how you will perform in a race not a new PR for a training run route. Psychologically though, feeling strong and seeing improvement keeps the fire of desire and the willingness for more punishment stoked for the weeks ahead, the long runs, and the early morning running with a headlamp.
All this can be derailed so easily. It doesn't take much for you to loose confidence, motivation, and desire. The fragile psyche of a runner. Self doubt, loss of confidence, focus or faith can all be lost in the blink of an eye. Something someone says to you, peripheral stress, sickness, the weather, injury, or even thoughts of getting injured.
What does all this babbling have to do with me this week? It is about loosing confidence and the process of getting it back.
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