Next time you finish a race and say “I’m going to train harder for the next one”, you’ll be in pretty good company. Shortly after finishing Monday’s Boston Marathon, seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong admitted he regrets not training harder when he’s suffering in the middle of a race:
Every time I come out here, I swear to myself I’m going to train harder for the next one. But I never do.
Maybe Lance is human after all? Armstrong also said there’s no comparison between running a marathon and cycling, either physically or mentally.
You can’t compare the pounding or running with the efficiency of a bicycle. Nothing even comes close to comparing the pain, especially it seems like this course, with a significant amount of downhills … that really take their toll on the muscles.
Lance finished his third marathon in 2 hours, 50 minutes, 58 seconds – 2 seconds faster than my all-time PR!