Posted in Dublin Marathon, marathon, training
Tags: anxiety, doubt, Dublin Marathon, illness, marathon, training
The week before last was a complete washout, training-wise. I came down with some stomach bug over the bank holiday weekend and had to suspend all training whilst I recovered. So that explains the lack of posts recently.
You’d think by missing out on something so tiring I would be happy, but the lack of training played heavy on my mind. Mainly my concern was how missing out on a week’s worth of training would affect my ability to compete in the marathon. It may be several weeks away, but I don’t do enough training now, there’ll be no point competing, because I know I won’t have the strength or resources to complete it.
Posted September 8th, 2008 by Simon
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Posted in Edinburgh Marathon, marathon, training
Tags: anxiety, Edinburgh Marathon, nervous, preparation
On Saturday, my parents and me took the journey up to Edinburgh. I was very nervous and anxious – The gravity of what I had signed up for became more and more apparent the closer I got to Edinburgh. Previously, I had managed this by simply ignoring these feelings, but now this was impossible. The closer it got to the day, the more anxious I was getting. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted May 26th, 2008 by Simon
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