Another Sunday, another loooong run. Today, we set out for
19 miles. The three of us training for the marathon met at 7 a.m. so we could finish around the same time as the group going for 10-13. It turned out to be the best idea ever. We saw them out on the run and doubled back, adding miles without having to think about how far we had left.
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Making that hood look good since January 2014 |
Today's overall pace was 9:10, which is cutting it way too close for a sub-four marathon, especially since I had to make a pit stop to use the bathroom at a very permissive church along the way. Still, it's more than two minutes faster per mile than
my 20-mile run last cycle (I got lost on the 19-mile run).
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The aftermath. |
However, I felt a hell of a lot better on this run than I did the previous week. I carb loaded with purpose yesterday,
got up super early to eat my high-carb breakfast two hours in advance
and fueled with honey packets and animal crackers (I'm sophisticated).
I also was not hungry for a long time after my run. I had my standard mokalita, a small brownie bite thing and beer. Then, I did not feel like eating until 3 p.m.
Now I want Froyo.
3 comments:
I hope you had froyo!
Is your goal a sub-4 marathon? If so, you probably shouldn't do your long runs at goal pace, they should be slower. You don't want to wear yourself out during your long runs. The shorter mid-week runs are for praticing goal race pace. Check out http://www.runnersworld.com/tools/training-paces-calculator
Awesome! You are going to rock this marathon!!
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