Training Log: February 3rd, 2008
by Emily | See all Training Log entries | 1 Comment
I went down to Cape Elizabeth to run in the Mid-Winter 10-miler. I used it as a tempo run within a long run. I did a 5 mile warm-up, then the race, followed by a 3 mile cool down. I had wanted to run somewhere between 6:05-6:10 pace for the race (tempo) section, but I think I ended up around 6:12 or so. I’d say that I felt OK, not great but not horrible. This run was a good gauge of where my fitness is, since I only had one tempo run under belt up to this point and I hadn’t had a really hard effort since October. Now, I have a sense of where I am and, more important, how far I need to progress in the remaining weeks. One thing that I love about the marathon is that the training is its own marathon; I use each day’s effort to build toward the April 20th goal. Kudos to Sheri, Kasie, and Kristin (all three Oly Trials qualifiers) on a great race! Overall, there was a great turn-out for the event and the weather was surprisingly pleasant for this time of year.
February 4th, 2008 at 4:23 pm (#)
We certainly could not have asked for better weather. Last year, it was in the low teens with high winds which made for a much less pleasant racing experience.
Glad to catch up with you at the race. Everybody I spoke with seemed to enjoy themselves, so the race directors should definitely be proud of the event they put on.