Here's a preliminary plan of what my Austin Marathon workout will look like:
- Start my easy long run pace at a 3:20-3:25 marathon pace
- Attack the 7 miles of mid hills at a 2:55 marathon pace
- Recover for 3 or 4 miles at 3:18-3:20 pace
- Gradually attack again
- HARD CLOSE
It's going to be rough... but i'll give it a whirl!
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Oh, I almost forgot, if things go as planned/expected, I'll be inviting Brownie to jump on to the train somewhere between mile 19 and 25.5. He's never seen a close like the ones I'm capable of... so hopefully he has the "get up and go" to pick up the pace and squeak in below a 3:10 for his BQ. At those exact paces, I come in right around a 3:09, a minute off my CIM time.
A PR is not the goal, a test of fitness in the hills, and recovery for a strong close is the goal.
Who's with me?!
2 comments:
Just race the fucking thing already! And there are no hills on the course to test your fitness.
Wow, sounds like fun. Doesn't it bother you that you're 1 minute away from PR'ing though??? I think I'd be tempted to PR if I were that close...
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