I have run 8 marathons and prior to 2 of those I felt very confident. My training had gone well. I was convinced that I would have a great race. The race, of course, felt differently, and I suffered in the latter stages but still had results I was proud of: 3:10 (in '82) and 3:17 (in '04).
The other 6 marathons I approached with dread, knowing I was unprepared. The suffering started earlier in the race and the results reflected my lack of preparation, ranging from 3:40 to DNF.
My attitude in advance of next Saturday's rowing marathon is one of impending dread. I am underprepared and confident only that it will be a painful experience. I'm going to get through it, but it is going to suck.
That said, I had a nice 20K row Saturday, a fun 10K run Sunday, and a decent workout week.
5K of my Sunday workout was in the Irish Rover Road Race. I've posted photos from that. There's one of me, one of training partner Scott, and one of my brother Jeff.
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