I find myself haunted by the number of hours people are putting in as they prepare for their various marathons, notably Boston. I've been putting in around 40-45 miles a week. But whenever I read other blogs, I see astounding numbers of 54, 55...per week! And we're over a full month from Boston. So their mileage must be going up still.
Am I not putting in the time? Should I be running longer? I have a hard enough time fitting the mileage in as it is. I hardly want to compound the problem. But I worry that I won't be as ready as I could.
And I'm aiming for a PB so I need to be ready. But how much is too ready? My coach is telling me to stick with the mileage. That it's enough. I trust her. She helped me to my last PB...an improvement of over 19 minutes off my last PB. But I still have this worry nipping at my ear.
Add to all this that I think I pulled a groin muscle. It's just a nuisance at the moment but I'm worried it could become something bigger. I've booked a physio appointment but I can't get in to see her till Friday. I'll just have to take things cautiously this week...
Which means I won't be adding extra miles this week. Which means I'm going to stress some more about that. Ugh.
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