I hit some walls during marathon training, but the thing that kept me going was knowing that if I skimped or cheated I would have a very rude awakening when it came time for the real thing.
Finishing was my ultimate goal for the year, besides getting my belt. I never once thought about how hard it would be to keep up the long and very structured running schedule when I was done with the marathon, but I am feeling it now. It has turned in to a mental thing because I know that I can do it physically. Today I thought "I know that I can do 5 miles no problem. I just don't feel like it." Then I remembered that I am still going to have those days when it comes to everything else, I just have to try that much harder to push through it. We all do. But I know that I hate losing progress and not being at the top of my game a whole lot more:)