Half Marathon Training Plan: comes to a close
I have run about 212 miles in 2011. According to my Garmin FR-60, treadmills, GMap Pedometer, and my own records.
That's a lot!
On Sunday, I'll be running 13.1 miles in one go, at the Pittsburgh Marathon. I've worked really hard for this race, but I also hurt myself, so I'm trying to come up with some goals that are reasonable. At the beginning of the year, I had a set of goals, but as my training has changed (and my injuries have set in and not gone away), well. I know (barring serious unforeseen problems, of course!) I will be able to finish under 2:30 (that's an 11:30/mile avg), and I know I won't be able to finish under 2:00 (that's a 9:10/mile avg). So.
I did some thinking, and some math, and some looking at my past runs, and here is what I am going for:
Low End Goal
There are a lot of factors that can come into play here: it's supposed to rain Sunday morning. I'm going to need to stop for water. I might have to go to the bathroom, who knows. My calves are still sore. I don't know how those things will affect me, and really, the difference between my two goals is only 10 minutes -- over 2 hours, that's not a huge difference, so I think I'll be happy either way. The "low end goal" will still be pretty awesome for me.
I plan to start out slow, at a 10:30/mile pace - reasonably slow, but not so slow that I'll have a ton of time to make up if I feel okay and decide to go for the faster time. There's a pacing group for 2:15, however, and I am still mentally debating whether I want to run with them - it would put me right in-between my two goal times, and it might be easier to stick with a group. But I really don't like running with other people, sometimes; if I start to falter I get frustrated and that actually triggers my asthma. So I may start out without them and then if I catch up to them, hey, cool... I can't decide.
I'll be getting on the road tomorrow to pick up my stuff at the expo, and then I'll be sleeping at my brother's to be up at like 4 am the next day. But I'll be checking my phone, so if you've got any motivation or love to send me, I'd love to have it! :P
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That's a lot!
On Sunday, I'll be running 13.1 miles in one go, at the Pittsburgh Marathon. I've worked really hard for this race, but I also hurt myself, so I'm trying to come up with some goals that are reasonable. At the beginning of the year, I had a set of goals, but as my training has changed (and my injuries have set in and not gone away), well. I know (barring serious unforeseen problems, of course!) I will be able to finish under 2:30 (that's an 11:30/mile avg), and I know I won't be able to finish under 2:00 (that's a 9:10/mile avg). So.
I did some thinking, and some math, and some looking at my past runs, and here is what I am going for:
Low End Goal
- Finish the half marathon in 2:20. (10:41/mile pace average)
- Finish the half marathon in 2:10. (9:55/mile pace average)
There are a lot of factors that can come into play here: it's supposed to rain Sunday morning. I'm going to need to stop for water. I might have to go to the bathroom, who knows. My calves are still sore. I don't know how those things will affect me, and really, the difference between my two goals is only 10 minutes -- over 2 hours, that's not a huge difference, so I think I'll be happy either way. The "low end goal" will still be pretty awesome for me.
I plan to start out slow, at a 10:30/mile pace - reasonably slow, but not so slow that I'll have a ton of time to make up if I feel okay and decide to go for the faster time. There's a pacing group for 2:15, however, and I am still mentally debating whether I want to run with them - it would put me right in-between my two goal times, and it might be easier to stick with a group. But I really don't like running with other people, sometimes; if I start to falter I get frustrated and that actually triggers my asthma. So I may start out without them and then if I catch up to them, hey, cool... I can't decide.
I'll be getting on the road tomorrow to pick up my stuff at the expo, and then I'll be sleeping at my brother's to be up at like 4 am the next day. But I'll be checking my phone, so if you've got any motivation or love to send me, I'd love to have it! :P
This entry was originally posted at http://seventhe.dreamwidth.org/267761.html, which has
comments. Comment there (with OpenID) or here, it's all good.