As I start a new training cycle today, I'm approaching it from the standpoint of the six million dollar man (we can rebuild him, stronger, faster, you get the drift). This day is a long time coming but it came to the top of the list somewhere around mile 16 of the Fargo marathon. Until that point my training had been "good enough" definitely not setting a PR but I'm going to finish with an alright time. I had nestled myself in the 8:12 min/mile pacing group, laughing and chatting with the others that were also part of that pack. But then the all too familiar pings of muscle cramps started to hit and over the next ten miles the frequency and intensity of them intensified to where I was hobbling along in between cramps.

This is where I started to question everything, the intensity of my training, my "good enough" attitude towards train, how I fueled myself, and even why I was pushing myself like this. I hobbled across the finish line with a "good enough" time but I was left unsatisfied. After a fun afternoon recovering with goods friends, I left Fargo with the same questions that I had during the race and a long drive to answer them. What I found is that I push myself because I really love to run and it has given me so much that I don't think I could ever walk away from it. I'm driven enough that this good enough training is no long enough. I have been given a gift and for me to waste it being just average is no longer an option. So I have gone back to a training method that is pretty intense even for my standards, I scheduled time with a nutritionist friend to go over my diet and race fueling. Not to drone on but this next race I am going for it all this is my moonshot.

So I'm going to return to blogging so I can share with you my trials and tribulations on and off the training path as I rebuild this racer to a six million dollar form. Stay tuned for weekly blogs and please cheer me on!