I guess when you train with a group - and a real training plan - marathon work starts a lot earlier. We're already getting started building our base for Houston in January!
Track Tuesday was the beginning of longer workouts, and it was amazing - because despite rain early in the workout, the weather turned out gorgeous. It was the first time I've run in weather under 80F in months!
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| (This weather prediction lied. It was 96 on Wednesday.) |
We were doing 6x1000m at 6:45 with 2-3 minute jog, so the easy pace and ample rest felt good, too. The only problem occurred when my group switched pacers - I can pace pretty well on the track, but Paige is newer to track and struggled to get the pace right. After a rep at 6:50 and one at 7:00 (!), I was forced to take the leader spot over again. After the 1000ms, we finished with 4x150m strides with a walk-back rest after each one. Altogether, we ran 6 miles plus 3 in warm up and cool down. Then we enjoyed some of the beautiful sunset:
Hopefully the combination of longer, slower reps plus leg-turnover-encouraging strides will get me ready for a fast race in January!
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I'm excited to see how you do at this marathon since you'll be training in ideal conditions. Plus I think that training with a group will likely improve your time, too. Fingers crossed you stay healthy!!
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