Today I ran my last long run before the Poco Loco (April 30). I went out hoping I could do 13.1, but knowing that I was stiff and had been nursing an "iffy" knee and very tight lower back. I stretched quite a bit before going out and then ran 6 miles before taking a break to stretch more.
My Garmin says I ran 13.1 miles in 2:28:30, but it is mistaken. I paused the clock and GPS for 15 minutes after mile 6 during which time I used the facilities, got more water, and stretched. Still, adding 15 minutes to the Garmin time is not a terrible time for a half marathon for me. My only official half marathon was in 2008 and I ran it in 2:29:10, which included 2 on-the-clock portapotty stops. So I'm a little slower now, it seems. That's not surprising. I probably weigh 10 more pounds. And I haven't been as consistent in my training as I was for that first race. Oh, and I'm walking some of each mile now.
My miles were 11:09, 10:59, 11:10, 11:04, 10:47, 11:45, 11:38, 11:32, 11:54, 11:25, 11:18, 11:09, and 11:33. I think my running pace was fairly consistent at an 11 minute mile and my time variances are due to the amount of time I walked during the mile.
Next week, I'm only scheduled to run 3 miles on Tuesday, 5 on Wednesday, 6 on Saturday (may move this to Friday). I think I should alter the schedule a bit since that is a pretty light. Maybe I'll add a Friday run. Counting my run today, I got 25 miles in this week. What should I run next week? Only 13 miles seems light. Would 18 be a respectable number of miles?
Great running 13.1 Kelly. I would expand your miles this week if you can, but not on the weekend......keep that somewhere around 6-8 max. You will be very ready for Poco Loco and your other races. way to go.
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