My first marathon in new year

方外居士
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Just finished a marathon. It was a big chalenge as I stopped training for 3 weeks due to knee pain about 7 weeks before the race and resumed training with adjusted schedule set by my coach in remaining 4 weeks including taper time.

The main issue in the race is increasing hips pain and foot pain after 18 miles although I have no issue with breath and heart rate. The pain forced me to slow down the pace further and further. Good thing was I saw more and more people start walking towards the end while I was still running and run to the end.

I met my coach at endpoint and told her the issue of hips pain. She joked: do you know there is a song “Hips don’t lie”? I laughed: well, Hips don’t lie, but my knee might lie.

Yes I did not feel knee pain over the course and had no other injury except sore on legs and pain on hips. So nice to make it with a healthy body!

 

【忆秦娥】新年首马拉松

晨寒颤,人群渐聚心如盼。心如盼,星光微隐,嘈声稍倦。

出征令响人潮漫,新年迈步鞋声乱。鞋声乱,前途虽远,老身仍健。

 

*新年之后首跑马 七周前由于膝盖受伤歇了三个星期,只能降低目标,总算无伤跑完。

盈盈一笑间
Wow! Big congrats! The first marathon in new year ~~
盈盈一笑间
Hips don’t lie, but why does your knee lie? :)
盈盈一笑间
【忆秦娥】,方兄的词上手很快!写身边的事,接地气。棒!我今年也想练练词。山水老师上次建议我从小令开始练起。打算有空试试。
方外居士
Haha, I was not sure at that time if my knee was ok.
方外居士
Now I’m sure my knee did not lie either.
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7grizzly
Great job! A marathon is a great achievement. Congrats!
方外居士
我不喜欢那种用古代的意境写现代生活的诗词,所以诗词中用语多是现代语写身边事。期待你的新词。
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7grizzly
Trails are easier on the joints than concrete or asphalt.
方外居士
多谢7G鼓励。每个健康的人训练半年可以跑半马,训练一年可以跑全马。你也可以, 但要时间上的commitment.
方外居士
Absolutely! I usually run on trails for distance below 8 mil
甜虫虫
Congratulations! That's some accomplishment!
唐宋韵
Congratulations.
暖冬cool夏
Wow, 中英文都写的那么好! 中文诗尤其赞!Hats off to you!
方外居士
Thanks for your encouragement!
方外居士
Thanks for your encouragement!
方外居士
先写的词,英文是后加的,为的是在美坛分享!Thanks for your encouragement!
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renqiulan
Bravo, 方外居士!The hardest part of a marathon is when you
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renqiulan
feel you're hitting the wall. Of course, you push on.
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waterfowl
Well done. That's something beyond my capabilities.
方外居士
I pushed on with slower pace. The last 8 miles were never

trained. My coach set max to 18miles. So last miles has been hard always.

方外居士
You can do it if you train for 6~12month
方外居士
I have a friend who does restaurant, he cando it in sub3 hr.
方外居士
Thanks 秋兰for you encouragement!
天边一片白云
you are incredible. Such a great achievement! well written
方外居士
Thanks for your encouragement