So I am working on my next goal which will be a half-marathon. This is very intimidating to me. I have adjusted my training program after my race on the 16th. I did not finish like I would have liked.
I have been running 5 miles twice a week. One run will incorporate hills and the other will be more of speed work. I may do this at a shorter distance. On Saturday, I do my long run. This week it was 8 miles. Since I know that I can do 6.2, going up to 7 didn't seem like enough mental and physical challenge. To ease my mind a little, I decided to run down a road for 4 and turn around. I just didn't feel comfortable doing a loop in case something happened and I was far from home. I ran with 12 oz of G2 for hydration and GU for my half way point. I dropped off the bottle at 3 miles and took the GU at 4. I had enough energy to finish the race and drank about 6 to 8 oz. Of course bottoms up at the end.
I was thinking about mile 5 that I might be able to do the run in 1 hr 15 min. I was not worried about time, just trying to keep a steady 9:20 mile. I actually finished at 1:14:14, 9:15 miles. I was surprised at how my energy level was sustained as I focused on form and pace.
My IPOD recording the mile markers - 9:17, 10:14, 9:09, 9:02, 9:13, 9:13, 9:15, 9:19
I weighed in at 204 before my run and 201 after. That is a lot of sweat!
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My wife, myself and a group of friends have decided that it is time to get into shape. We have set up this blog to keep track of each other and motivate one another to stick with it.
1 comment:
Great Job Earl! You are very steady in your pace! Eight miles is great! We need to find a half marathon somewhere now! Thanks for the suggestion about using the overpass for some "hill" training! It worked pretty good!
Later,
Cameron
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