Todays Run and new goal
Well my legs felt better today on a slow 5 miler with the kids but my feet are still killing me. I have some whopper blisters under the calluses of my feet and they still hurt bad. I figure a couple more days and I will be fine.
New Goal to run under 2:50 at Boston. I thin I can do it if I can get enough training in. So far in the 3 marathons that I have run my training has only been good for about 10-12 weeks. I figure if I can run 20 weeks of consistent mileage and workouts I could do much better. Only one way to figure that out……Human guinea pig…LOL
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Day after the Marathon
Ugh !!! You heard the stories…going down stairs…Ouch..and just walking around at a comfortable pace…Eh…Well I am the youth coordinator of Gate City Striders and decided to try a little running with the 10 and unders. It was just my pace and I got in about 4 miles. Afterwards I was still stiff but I think it will be easier to get back if I run some slow short runs. We’ll see.
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Manchester Marathon 2:54:29
Well all the training paid off and I finally perfected the taper. I got my legs back last night and felt awesome today on the hilly Manchester NH course. The results aren’t official yet but I have 2:54:29. Thats a 4:11 PR in a year and my previous was on the flat Lowell MA course. Only one glitch is that I got tired the last 2 miles and the splits show that.
6:06,6:41,6:32,6:35,6:31,6:14,6:30,6:27,6:26,6:36,6:30,6:41,6:15,
6:38,6:34,6:35,6:42,6:44,6:58,6:30,6:37,6:35,6:39,6:50,7:01,7:18, 2:34
Next up Boston again !!!
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Marathon 15 mile tune-up
So I was feeling like I needed a little taste of the Marathon a week before the Big race. So I entered a 15 mile trail race in Milford and ran it as a tempo. My legs felt good on the trails and I averaged 7:20 pace over the course. After I relaxed in the Lake and used that as an Ice bath. I am pretty Sure I am ready for next week.
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Another visit to the course & a Great party
Yesterday started LOW and Finished on a HIGH. The low part was my visit to the Manchester marathon course and the 13.1 first half. It is pretty hilly and it was a reminder that I need to pace myself well to get my goal. Also my legs were very tired still from Sundays 23.5 that I felt like bagging the run totally. However my guilty conscience always gets me and I ran the whole thing finishing fast the last 3 miles. I am going to run easy the next few days in hopes of getting my legs back.
The High was our annual Gate City Striders party at the end of the season. I really love this club and all of the great people that are involved. Its just a good vibe whenever you are around them and things are always happening. Its definitely a shot of motivation when you see the other club members and go over stories. I encourage everyone to join your local running club just to be involved.
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Lowell Marathon
Well I ran my last long run today for the Manchester NH Marathon at the Lowell Marathon. It was a 23 mile jaunt to help out a couple of friends trying to qualify for Boston. They were happy to have company and so was I. My week total was only 67 this week after 10 weeks between 80-90 miles. My legs were very tired this week and I took my 1st day off in 71 days. But by today I finally feel fresh today and will continue to take it easy till Nov 1st.
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Recovery and 16 mile fast finish run
With a double on Monday and an easy 9 mile recovery run on tues, Justin and I ventured down to Lowell, MA to run on the Marathon Course. Justin is running the Baystate Marathon in a week and a half and this is one of the workouts he has planned. The 1st mile was slow like 8:16 and then we averaged around 7:30 pace for 8 miles. At that point you are to pick up the pace for 6 miles at your Marathon pace. My goal pace is somewhere between 6:40- 6:50 and this is what I did : 6:53, 7:00 Powergel, 6:51, 6:38, 6:45, 6:39 and an 8:36 for a cool down. I think I nailed it pretty good and I feel great afterwards. Last week we ran the same workout on a 21.5 miler and I wasn’t close. So the fitness keeps getting better. YEAH
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Daily Double
Ah the dreaded double, I really have no choice because I coach cross country and I find it more effective if I run with the group. The seem to respect the fact that I can run just as fast as them and do the work too. Today I put in 7.65 in the morning which was tough because I am still sore from the 10k on Sat. Thats a good indication that I ran hard. The afternoon run was 8 miles with the kids who put in their longest run of the season. These are middle school kids that have a lot of drive. Total for the day 15.65. I will probably get a double in 4 days this week so I will be plenty tired by the weekend.
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10k in Bristol NH
Kind of a weird race. I have been really tired from all of the miles this week. The race started out and I had a lot trouble finding my pace with a 6:24 and 6:30 1st 2 mile splits. After 2 miles I started to get going and ran 6:12 and 6:00 the next 2 miles. Then with a few downhills on the way back I just found a new gear and went 5:44 and 5:37 the last 2 miles to run a 37:56 (6:07 pace) on a rolling course. So I guess I am very happy but it didn’t start out that way. Just another example that you have to have patience when you are racing. TRUST YOUR FITNESS
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Recovery run
A nice slow 9.5 mile run today in hopes of doing anything decent tommorrow in a 10k race in Briston NH. Pace was just under 9 min a mile and I feel a little tired. 70 miles so far this week with 2 days to go.
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