I'm feeling good about next week's Atlanta Marathon. Tapering is going well. It is so easy to taper!
Ran a 5k road race in Conyers Race Against Violence this morning! Set a PR for 2011 of 28:03!! I haven't run that fast since my 28:28 last April in the Covington FUMC Steeple Chase! I believe that the cross training is paying off, especially for those short distances!
However, when it comes to the marathon, all bets are off. We shall see what happens next Sunday. Perhaps I will be able to give a good report about my race. I know that I can finish, I've proven that many times in recent years. The questions that linger in my mind, are: Can I run it faster than 5:30? If so, how close can I come to the 5 hour mark?
Feeling great for now!!
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
10k PR and 10 miles at 30 seconds faster than marathon pace
Swimming and rest has been helping my ankle pain slowly disappear. So on Saturday I ran 10.3 miles at a faster than marathon pace. I sandwiched this between half mile warm-up and cool-down walks.
A week earlier, I raced in the Madison, GA Fireman's 10K. I came within 19 seconds of breaking my goal of running 10k in less than an hour! Then I ran an additional 10 miles later that afternoon. My ankle felt fine, too. However, my quads and other leg muscles felt fatigued from the speed work done during my 10k PR. The next morning, all was well thanks to a good night's rest.
Because of the potential of more ankle pain, I ran this workout on the track, instead of on the road. I found that this was not a problem. However, my most difficult problem was the inevitable slowing of the pace from miles 8 to 10.
It was a good workout, but it felt unnecessarily difficult. Probably because I have had to reduce the amount of running to help my ankle.
I suppose that this could hurt my marathon time on October 30, but at least I will be running on a good ankle. It appears to be healing steadily, so if I finish at a slower pace, I will be able to finish more marathons later at a faster pace.
A week earlier, I raced in the Madison, GA Fireman's 10K. I came within 19 seconds of breaking my goal of running 10k in less than an hour! Then I ran an additional 10 miles later that afternoon. My ankle felt fine, too. However, my quads and other leg muscles felt fatigued from the speed work done during my 10k PR. The next morning, all was well thanks to a good night's rest.
Because of the potential of more ankle pain, I ran this workout on the track, instead of on the road. I found that this was not a problem. However, my most difficult problem was the inevitable slowing of the pace from miles 8 to 10.
It was a good workout, but it felt unnecessarily difficult. Probably because I have had to reduce the amount of running to help my ankle.
I suppose that this could hurt my marathon time on October 30, but at least I will be running on a good ankle. It appears to be healing steadily, so if I finish at a slower pace, I will be able to finish more marathons later at a faster pace.
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