Week #12
Wow. So it’s really getting close now! I have learned a lot this week about my training and recovery, which I am very happy about. I learned that I will really need to take it easy atleast two days before the race so that my legs are not too sore. I learned that the more food I eat, the better my run will go. I also learned how important pace is, and that if I am not too careful, I will get too excited and probobly burn myself out. I got some really good runs in this week which has really boosted my confidence, and relieved some of the anxiety I have been experiencing. I ran my last real long run on Saturday and am feeling a lot better about my ability to run this marathon! Well, here is my week #12!
Monday:
Ran six miles. Ran a steady pace. Not too fast, not too slow. Good run. Was not too tired afterward, or too sore. Breathing was good. No real sideache problems.
Tuesday:
ran four miles. No problems. Easy run.
Wednesday:
took the day off
Thursday:
Ran eight miles today. I think I ran way too fast today. I was so excited to get out there, I just took off and kept going. I think I ran the first four miles in thirty-five minutes! Which is pretty fast considering I am averaging amile that is a little under ten minutes. But, I felt real good afterwards, even thought I ended with a nice long hill. Maybe all of the carbs I have been eating the last few days have something to do with it…
Friday:
took the day off as to reat up for my long run tomorrow morning.
Saturday:
Ran 11.3 miles today. I learned a lot today. First, I tried using Gu today with my run. Boy, can you feel those things kick in! I plan on taking three with me the day of the race. Second, my legs were so sore from the eight mile run on thursday, it made it a lot harder for me to run. I will keep that in mind as I am preparing for the race. I also experienced some really bad sideaches and GI issues on miles 8-10. I have never felt nauseous like that while running. Possibly from the Gu? Sidaches felt like it might have been from my athsma. It was one big ache across my entire front. Along my entire ribcage. (Diaphram?) This forced me to walk quite a bit and was very frustrating to me. But I worked through it and finished the run. I feel I am prepared now to deal with any problems that I might encounter during the race.
Sunday:
Recovery from Saturday. Not too sore, but tight. Did a lot of stretching.
Well, that was my week. A good week with a lot of valuable lessons learned. Good luck everyone on your last weeks of training!:)
June 14th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
You have the right ideas for getting ready for the race, but you should even take Wednesday, Thurs, Friday, easy for sure. Light jog on those days no more than 20 mins. You could do a few strides just to freshen up your legs. Monday and Tuesday, you don’t need to go anymore than one hour. 45 mins would be even better. On tuesday, you might want to do 2-3 miles at race pace. Good LUCK!!