(1) Why I decided to write about my race thoughts? 為什麼我要寫比賽心得呢?
During my training, as a novice, I was curious about other runners' experiences in their "out of comfort zone" training process. It was great to find quite a lot of inspiring stories from instagram posts and running podcasts, but stories specific to preparing for one's first half marathon is not that easy to find. So, I'm hoping that I can contribute to that pool of people who are/will be in the same place where I was.
在準備半馬的過程中,很想知道有類似經驗的人是如何準備、所遇到的困難有哪些。Instagram上有不少勵志的故事,例如,如何不放棄路跑,幾年後成績是如何進步等。關於準備初半馬路跑的文章,我找到的大多是『裸跑初半馬』之類的心得。這完全不符合我的需求和個性啊。裸跑心態+仰賴幸運之神眷顧,實在和我的原則(以及人生本質= =)大相逕提啊!希望寫出自己的準備過程能與有志一同的人分享囉!
(2) Why did I choose a half marathon? 為什麼我要選擇半程馬拉松(21 km)來比賽?
Long story short, I have been very keen on improving my running performance ever since I started running for 5 K races in February 2017. However, I had little idea about what would be the best distance to achieve this goal. It turns out that, there is NO correct answer. So I decided to train along with my lovely husband for a half marathon in preparation for his first marathon.
我的終極目標是提升跑步的能力,讓5 K or 10 K 的速度提升。自己有查到說,不要一直都跑同一種距離,讓訓練有所變化更能促進身體的發展。於是我就加入