Well, because I'm too scared to go for a full marathon. I don't even know if my lungs will be conditioned for a half marathon but I'm hoping the training helps.
As a former gymnast, the extent of my cardio was 1 minute and 30 seconds of floor routine. For any runners reading this, a running comparison would be kind of like this: Start out at a full sprint, about 30 seconds later jump 3 times then keep sprinting, in another 30 seconds roll around on the ground for 3 seconds while desperately trying to get as much air as possible all while smiling, then finish with some more full sprints and a big flinging of your arms in the air. Now, this was all very difficult and by the end of most floor routines my legs were shaking and it was all I could do to get that last tumbling run onto my feet (and I was in the best shape of my life) but now I've decided to try to train my body to do the complete opposite of what I did for so many years. Paceing and jogging just don't come natural to me.
Granted, we did do some conditioning that was longer than that, but in general gymnastics does not create any kind of long distance lung capacity and I'm pretty sure unless you are a super hero, half marathons can't be run that fast. Plus, the last time I did that was 8 years ago and I've had 2 babies since then.
Maybe someday this will turn into a full 26 mile marathon blog, but for now myself and my lungs are happy with just trying to run a straight couple of hours.
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Ha ha! Loved the description of the floor routine comparison for a runner. ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou rule baby! Your good at anything you do! In camparison to the floor routine and marathon both require dedication and hard work. Your gonna kick ass baby! Love you!
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