...Or Please Bury Me With It ..
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The week of 16 April marked the completion of my last 20-mile run in my New River Marathon training program. Frankly, I couldn't be happier, that 20-mile run looming over my head was really bringing me down. I ended up running it on Sunday, because in case you haven't heard, my area in North Carolina was seriously affected by tornadoes. While my neighborhood, or running routes were not touched by these twisters, the weather-lady advised to stay inside, so I did. I simply postponed my run until Sunday.
Unfortunately, on Sunday, I also had to report to Fortress Bragg at 1530 (3:30 pm for you non-military types) and leave my life as a lady of leisure behind.
During the twenty-miler, I decided to do what running guru Hal Higdon calls 3/1 training.
You can read more about it here,
http://www.halhigdon.com/marathon/advancedint.htm
However, briefly, it means you run the first 3/4 of your run at your regular pace and the last quarter faster. So around the 5-mile mark I picked it up, I continued to run faster until I was nearly at race pace by the end of the run. I set a goal to finish the twenty miles in 3 hours and 10 minutes, and I made it! Barely, but I did. This was a huge confidence boost for me, because as you've read in previous posts, I've seem to have lost my speed mojo. I also wanted to do something a bit quicker since I DNFed the Raleigh Rocks 1/2 Marathon a couple of weeks ago.
Basically, the run went pretty well and I was happy with the pace, performance and recovery. Mostly I am pleased that I don't have to run that far again until race day.
What I am displeased about is going back to work. What a total bummer.
In summation: Last 20-miler=Good; 3/1 Training=Success; Work=Blah; Seriously Late Blogs=Slightly Embarrassing; Punk-Themed Runs=AWESOME ;)
Good luck with the marathon! Love, C @ M
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