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November 7, 2007

Taper gives you more time to blog

and fewer miles to blog about! We did 3x1600 at 5K pace this morning. I averaged 6:24 pace for all three, with each quarter being between 1:33 and 1:37. Before the last one I let out a little squeal of joy to be wrapping up the last hard effort I'll put in this training session before the actual marathon.

Wowee.

I need a strategy for the race. I suspect I'll come up with an A goal and a B goal, but ultimately deciding on a race plan will be difficult because my approach to this race has been so ... blind? I dunno. I started the program with a 1:40 half marathon and 7:22 pace for a 3-mile tempo, but really didn't know where I could go from there in only 18 weeks. I think it's much easier to try to choose a goal based on being relatively in shape and working from that point than it is to try to guess how long it'll take you to get in shape and whether you can get faster in any remaining time you may have. Ya know?

So I thought I'd just do the program and see where I ended up. And here I am. I have an idea of where I ended up, but I'd like to think that with some rest I could be a little faster than where I am right now. Beth used the term "undercooked," which I love. As I rest up out of the "oven" of training my body continues to get in better and better shape. It could happen! But I also know that trying to execute a race based on an unrealistic goal would be disastrous.

We'll see I guess ...

Posted by jenandmats at November 7, 2007 8:18 PM

Comments

I can understand the dilemma you face in coming up with a plan. Good luck with creating one.

With regards to the email I sent you, no worries and no obligations at all. :)

Posted by: Meghan at November 10, 2007 3:16 PM