Oh...the days leading up to a marathon. I still feel like this is my first try, since I have yet to have a marathon that I have deemed as good, it is difficult to say if my week of preparation in correct. And it is tough to answer questions concerning my level of readiness for the marathon. I do know that I feel more and more in shape each week/each day. So that is good?
Today was an relaxed 10 miler with Jeff in St. Paul. We were supposed to run at 6am, but both of us were a bit on the tired side, so the run was pushed back to 5pm. Its not bad to run at 5pm, but there is a feeling you cannot re-create when you finish a run in the morning. The same feeling does not exist in the evening.
On Tuesday I ran my final workout before the marathon. I opted to run a tempo paced workout as opposed to the marathon pace workouts I would run in marathons past. It was pretty darn windy last night, so I opted for a route that would minimize the wind. So I ran 2x2miles with 4 minutes recovery on the river roads. The recovery is longer than usual, so the 2nd 2 mile segment started a bit quick. In all, it was what I wanted to run. 10:31 and 10:21. With three of the miles at the pace I was aiming for...the 3rd mile was a bit fast.
Under 4 days left. Better find a purple jersey soon.
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2 comments:
get after it this weekend Ed. Take some numbers! Just got in from a run with Finch and Tony. see you with beer at the park next thursday.
-Wynn
dude good luck this weekend !! I had no idea you had a blog. Glad I found it via Wynn.
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