September has been CRAY CRAY. It always is. This is not a shock.
I am running a half marathon on Saturday. What the hell was I thinking? I have not exactly trained to run this thing, which makes me even more curious about how it will go.
I ran 10.28 miles on September 5. I felt good during it. My avg pace throughout was 7:25, so I am going to shoot for finishing in less than that which would be around 1:37. This may be a bit ambitious. I typed in my race prediction time from my recent 8K time and it was 1:29:45. With my recent 5K time, it was 1:28:07. That of course presumes one trains for the actual 13.1 mile distance!
The only other distance work was a 27 mile bike ride that my husband and I did on September 13, but that was not exactly pushing the pace. Still, my legs were sore the next day!
I really like the half marathon and have said that I would love to train specifically for one and try to see how fast I could do it. Unfortunately, most of my half marathon experience is more haphazard than that. My half PR is 1:35:22, just shy of 7:17 pace.
I have commented before that I have felt like a slug lately, particularly while racing. I definitely need to get back to a more consistent training plan (this summer has been ALL over the place) and incorporate some strength work. Fall goals....before Boston Marathon training starts after the holidays!!! (I received my official acceptance email last Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
What I am REALLY hoping is that my Oiselle singlet gets here before Saturday's race! It shipped last week!
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