Married with two sons, ages 14 and 11. My favorite running partner is my cockapoo, Teddy. Belong to Moms In Motion, a national women's running and triathlon club.
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Mon, Jun 29, 2009
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7.00
8:46 pace this morning - -my goal marathon pace essentially. Felt reasonably good, but not like yesterday. AGAIN managed to somehow plan a run that was just a tad shorter than it needed to be so I had to run past my house. Must stop doing that!!
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Weight: 127.00
Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 12:49:57 from 192.168.1.1
Sub-9:00 might be a bit too quick for your average run. After a day of rest you will feel feisty, so you will find the juice to run 8:20 pace. However, that juice will gradually disappear during the week. I would recommend slowing down for the majority of the run, especially the early miles, do not try to prove anything to yourself or test anything for most of the run, just stroll along and enjoy nature. If your horses are still neighing with 2 miles to go, do a mile in 8:20, and then break 8:00 in the last mile.
Or if the horses are still neighing uncontrollably at 9:20 pace half way into the run, run a mile under 8:00 to calm them down.
Such pickups allow you to test your fitness frequently in a non-invasive way. Meaning you do not run yourself into the ground during the test. They also help you learn to run fast. Although not that much at this point. I suspect what I would call "neurologically fast" for you is around 7:30, maybe even 7:00. However, because you do not yet have a solid aerobic base you cannot spend enough time in that zone to achieve improvements. But as your aerobic base improves, you will find yourself able to run at a much faster pace with a high degree of comfort.
I am wondering if perhaps your marathon potential is around 3:15.
From Anita on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 13:38:52 from 72.225.46.245
Wow, that was a very perceptive comment, Sasha. So glad you are sharing your thoughts. Today was a total bust for me running wise - - and something tells me it is exactly for the reasons you are suggesting.
I SO SO appreciate the advice. I will slow it down a bit . . .today (July 1) was a learning experience in this regard as I really had a bad run. Tomorrow is my long run, and I'm a little worried about how that's going to go after today's.
It's really nice of you to share the benefit of your experience.
Believe me, if I follow your advice and hit the pace I need to qualify for Boston (which is 3:50), I will be beside myself with happiness. Anything faster than that will be total icing on the cake.
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