It's that time of year again...

Except here in Israel we don't really get winter. Until last week I was still wearing short sleeves and would never even consider going out for a run when there was still daylight. Then Chanukah came and along with it an insane fire up in the Carmel that killed 42 people and displaced hundreds. It took 4 days to control and finally extinguish the fire but not without the help of our neighbors and friends all over the world. That is when the rain came. After the fire was out. A lot of people ask why the rain couldn't have shown up a week earlier and then we wouldn't have had a fire at all. I say its god's way of teaching us a lesson, that we shouldn't take anything for granted and know that life isn't in our hands. There is a bigger picture that we aren't supposed to see but just have faith that it will all be alright. After the rain came the wind. In some places it was 120 km/h. I don't know how strong it was in Jerusalem but it was really hard to walk across the street without being afraid a tree would fall on you or a cow would come flying over the building and knock you over. I contemplated going out for a run, and instead opted for the treadmill option. I ran a nice tempo run but I should have been running a long run of 16km. Now I'm glad that it has started to be a bit cooler and that the rain is filling the Kinneret back up and watering the ground so that our country can look a lot nicer, but I don't appreciate it when the weather and other circumstances mess with my training schedule, especially in the 1st week.


I don't consider myself a control freak or someone who gets uptight about little things but I do believe that when it comes to a training schedule, especially for a marathon, every run is important especially if you have doubts about the outcome, like I do. Danielle might think that I had a nervous breakdown and she may be right about that but I'm not so sure... I just got annoyed and worried and nervous about maybe not being able to pull off this next run which is in a little less than 4 months. My speed workouts and tempo runs are going great. The long runs are what seems to be the hurdle I need to get over. You would think that after running a marathon any run that is shorter would be a piece of cake, but they aren't. I think I have to sleep more and I won't be as tired or lacking the motivation to go out in the cold and run for 2 hours. This week's long run wasn't so successful. I tried to run on the treadmill but I was sooooo bored and couldn't finish the 16km for many reasons that I won't get into but after running 6 I called it a night and did some weight training and abs. The next worning I woke up a 5am to run a 10km and watch the sunrise, before going to work and then school. It was nice a crisp morning and thankfully I have a great jacket and gloves to keep me warm, making the hour and the feat a lot easier. I still ran my needed weekly mileage so I should be happy about that, and I am, I'm just hoping that from here on out, I can keep to my Sunday, Wednesday, Friday schedule of long run, speed work and tempo runs. Of course Runner's World has a video about running long runs on the treadmill when the weather doesn't allow the sane to run outside. I thought that all marathoners were in-sane but I guess not.

I kind of wish it would snow, I like running in the snow.

Until next time,

Peace.