Tomorrow is my last long training run. You know the drill. T-minus 3 weeks before a marathon is supposed to be your longest training run.. somewhere in the 22 mile range.
I've been really struggling in previous long runs each week. To be honest, I wasn't looking forward to the Derby Festival Marathon at the end of the month because my running has been so poor lately. But the Papa Johns 10-miler went really well for me. I started out running 8 minute miles and only got faster as the race wore on, finishing the 10th mile in 7:31. It boosted my confidence heading into the 26.2 mile race in 3 weeks.
I think we can all learn lessons all the time when it comes to training. I just learned another one. I'm trying to figure out how I had such a good 10-miler last weekend. I kept expecting to start fading every mile past 4. But I got stronger and I think it's because I took a full 5 days off of running. I biked each day as much as 90 minutes, but I stayed off the running muscles. Maybe I need to do that more often.
Today's lesson: keep playing with your routine, even when you think you've got it all down perfectly. You might be surprised at what happens.
Fitness notwithstanding, the best three are Bird, Cummins and Starc. Next Pattinson, Harris and Siddle. Hilf will not play Test cricket again. Copeland has disappeared.
Posted by: www.gymsource.com | 01/09/2013 at 12:43 AM
That’s just not true. If you are a healthy and somewhat experienced runner with the desire to run a half marathon, then you already have what you need.
Posted by: cpr course | 03/21/2013 at 02:50 AM
Thirteen miles may seem like a big number right now, but as you cover longer distances in your training, you’ll start to see that number shrink. Remember when you thought three miles was far? You probably laugh at yourself now for ever thinking that.
Posted by: CPR online | 03/21/2013 at 05:14 AM