Almost 8.6 on Tuesday Night!
Back to the grind.
I did more miles than I probably should have; however, I felt good, relaxed and I kept it steady and pretty slow. I thought that I was going to have an issue with the IT band in the first 2 miles, but I really think that some of the problem had to do with gait. Because as I concentrated on making sure my right foot strike was where were it needed to be to lessen the slight twinge from becoming a large one, things cleared up and I was able to put in 8.6 miles (8.578, to be exact).
The time was slow. 1:34:59 or a pace of 11:04/mile. If I'm doing a 10-mile race or a half marathon, this is not a time that I need to be running. Though for a full marathon - an 11-minute mile is a 4:48 (which I'll take every time out). (The route was here.)
I was giving things some thought as I ran from approximately 11:00 p.m. local time until 12:30 a.m. around the quiet Stanley Park. While I'm glad for my fellow Houston Running Bloggers RC members who are spinning off PR's as if they were 45's; however, I think that my thing is going to be "going long" more often.
That means I'm very comfortable being happy with doing more marathons. And my goal is to try to put myself in a position to be able to run a marathon consistently under 5 hours. I think that once I can get there, I should be able to trim some pounds with consistent weekly mileage in the 35-45 miles per week range and then find that one (1) marathon that I can work towards and try to get myself in the 4:30 or under range.
Things to think about and push towards! I hope each one of you have a major target that you're working for. I know for Jessica Alexander, for example, that while she is enjoying getting faster, the marathon is still that elusive target for her. And I'll go so far as to say this: Taking the 1:59 that she ran at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon in January and the improvements that she's made thus far, if she runs anywhere near a 1:50 at the Luke's Locker/Koala Health and Wellness Centers Half Marathon in late October, I think a Boston qualifying time isn't out of the realm of possibility for her.
Alright, it's late here --1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning! Good night!
I did more miles than I probably should have; however, I felt good, relaxed and I kept it steady and pretty slow. I thought that I was going to have an issue with the IT band in the first 2 miles, but I really think that some of the problem had to do with gait. Because as I concentrated on making sure my right foot strike was where were it needed to be to lessen the slight twinge from becoming a large one, things cleared up and I was able to put in 8.6 miles (8.578, to be exact).
The time was slow. 1:34:59 or a pace of 11:04/mile. If I'm doing a 10-mile race or a half marathon, this is not a time that I need to be running. Though for a full marathon - an 11-minute mile is a 4:48 (which I'll take every time out). (The route was here.)
I was giving things some thought as I ran from approximately 11:00 p.m. local time until 12:30 a.m. around the quiet Stanley Park. While I'm glad for my fellow Houston Running Bloggers RC members who are spinning off PR's as if they were 45's; however, I think that my thing is going to be "going long" more often.
That means I'm very comfortable being happy with doing more marathons. And my goal is to try to put myself in a position to be able to run a marathon consistently under 5 hours. I think that once I can get there, I should be able to trim some pounds with consistent weekly mileage in the 35-45 miles per week range and then find that one (1) marathon that I can work towards and try to get myself in the 4:30 or under range.
Things to think about and push towards! I hope each one of you have a major target that you're working for. I know for Jessica Alexander, for example, that while she is enjoying getting faster, the marathon is still that elusive target for her. And I'll go so far as to say this: Taking the 1:59 that she ran at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon in January and the improvements that she's made thus far, if she runs anywhere near a 1:50 at the Luke's Locker/Koala Health and Wellness Centers Half Marathon in late October, I think a Boston qualifying time isn't out of the realm of possibility for her.
Alright, it's late here --1:30 a.m. Wednesday morning! Good night!
posted by WalkSports.com | 3:32 AM
2 Comments:
4:30 is a perfect goal. Think Dallas WR!
Jon-
Thank you for your support. With good and SMART training, I will simply be happy to finish that elusive 26.2 :)
Hope to see you soon!
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