It's all based in Phil Maffetone's findings that you can go faster for longer by training your body to stay in an aerobic state. I did this a bit last winter and felt it helped a lot going into the spring. I'm all for staying healthy - there's nothing worse than being injured or having significant aches and pains and having to sit things out for a while. I'd also like to think I'm doing myself a favor in the long run - the less hard stress I'm putting on my muscles, ligaments, joints, etc. the better I'll be in regards to joint issues later in life. I've known a few individuals who've had joint replacements - and while the "after" is much better than the "before" the recovery and events leading up to surgery seem to be pretty awful. Here's to hoping, anyway.
I've got a few other events I'm eyeing for 2012...particularly my big "redemption" event...the NYC Marathon. NYC 2000 was my first (and only for 11 years thereafter) marathon...and I did it in honor of an old HS friend through Team in Training. Since I already wrote a bit about it already (here), I won't rehash the details...but suffice to say, I was never a fan of my time and always wanted to do better. Enter Marine Corps Marathon 2011...I beat my time by about 40 minutes...but I still feel like I need to go back and redeem myself IN NYC...and I will now publicly state (yipes!) that my NYC 2012 Marathon finish time goal is UNDER FOUR HOURS. Can I do it? I guess only time will tell...I'm banking on staying healthy (c'mon Maffetone Method!) and finding the time to really put a lot into my training (all this with three very busy kids and a husband competing in Iron Man NYC in August!). Wish me luck!
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