The fact there has been no blog update since the middle of August will be a big clue that the training plan for the Thetford marathon just is not being done - a big reason for this is that I had a stomach virus for about a week but if I am honest, my heart has just not been in it.
If I am really candid, it has not really been fired up for race events all year, hence I have failed to turn up for a single one - it would be easy to blame the challenges I currently have in my personal life that have at times overwhelmed me but the truth is, I am just not fired up enough to want to train as much as a race would require me to.
Does this mean I now stop running forever? Absolutely not but I am going to free myself from the pressure of having to run x number of times per week that requires ever increasing mileage.
If we go back to why I originally started running, it was to not be unfit and unhealthy but what ultimately took over was a love of running in the countryside with great scenic views.
When I am truly absorbed, times and distances cease to be important and even the need to run can be part-exchanged for some brisk walking instead.
On a train, in a car, or even watching something like Le Tour De France, I am admiring the scenic views that in my mind I could see myself running, particularly the tough parts of the Alps that make or break the cyclists.
This blog has been tough to do, and I have put off typing it for a few days but what I have said is what I already know, and being honest with myself allows me to get running again without the self-imposed pressures, and the bottom line is we should be running because it is fun.
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