MarathonTraining on Mart-Mari Breedt

As Long As I Can Plan It

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000

I’m in the peak of marathon training at the moment, and it’s hard. This past weekend I hurt my foot — nothing major, I hope. And that’s been frustrating. Not just because of the interruption, but because of how quickly my mind goes to: “You messed this up.”

As if one small thing undoes weeks of consistency.

It made me realise how easily I slip into thinking: “I’m bad at this.”

A Strange Quiet

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

After running my fourth marathon just more than a week ago, I expected to have so much to say.

Instead, there’s a strange quiet.

Where is the neat little story about perseverance, grit, and the magic of race day?

I don’t have it.

Instead, I find myself wondering whether signing up for two marathons so close together was actually a good idea. It probably wasn’t. At the time, it felt exciting. Ambitious. Like something my future self would thank me for.

What “Keep Trying” Looks Like

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

My foot caught on a lip of uneven concrete, and before I could even comprehend what was happening, I was down.

There is a specific, jarring shock to falling at forty-four. It’s not quite like falling as a kid, which was already bad for me; it’s a heavy, bone-rattling impact that leaves you winded on the side of a busy road, traffic blurring past while you check for blood and broken pride. I sat there for quite some time, brushing grit off my palms, wondering why I do this at all.