Growing up I watched Comrades religiously, and like most I had the thought that I should do this one day. Then that dream faded away but not completely because I am determined to do it now, even more than before. I don't really care about the colour(or material) of the medal, so if anyone can finish the distance on the day regardless of the time, they should be given a pat on the back. The problem I have is that we all know what type of training is necessary in order to be physically and mentally prepared for this race, but why go through all the torture during training and then the torture of the day by stretching it out for as long as you possibly can and still finish? I know that with the training I can put in, I should easily do it in sub 10 but I am aiming for sub 9, and if I feel good I'll even push for a sub 8, and then if I'm better than that, then I will try my utmost to go for that silver. All these things are what I think of and it obviously depends on what happens on the day. I'm not interested in back-to-back events, I just wanna go out and give it my all first time around. All of this after never really wanting to run in general. How things have changed for me, finishing a marathon only on my 3rd attempt, now I am aiming for a potential sub 3:30 this coming Sunday after barely 2 years of taking running seriously. I am by no means a natural runner but it took hard work to get to this point. Every person has that natural sense of wanting to improve, so that's what keeps me going.
