Marathon Training - 6 EZ Miles
Second to last run before my Marathon this weekend. The good news is that running 6 miles at sub 8 minute pace now feels genuinely easy. The bad news is it was rainy and cold. The worse news is that this Marathon training has been horrible for my weight.
Seriously… I weighed in at 148lbs this afternoon. Now I’m sure some part of it is from carbing up and water retention and reduced effort during my taper. But another part is that since I’ve been focused exclusively on running. And since in the words of my coach “The goal is for you to qualify for Boston, not just do a bunch of exercise…” I’ve been significantly cutting into my total volume of exercise, and that means the pounds are adding up. No point in changing anything now, with only a couple days left.
But man… after this weekend, I plan to get back on my bike and ride these extra pounds away!
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 11/28/2007
- Time: 18:34:04
- Total Time: 00:48:00.00
- Average Heart rate: 151
- Max Heart rate: 165
- Calories: 698
- Distance: 6.04 miles
- Average Pace: 7:56.82/mile
- Max Pace: 7:30/mile
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Marathon Training - 6 EZ Miles
November 29th, 2007 10:14 am
gardenmentor says:
I can’t believe how close the LV marathon is. Wow! Its going to be interesting for you & other Seattlites to leave a freezing Seattle to run in a warm(ish) LV. I’ll be rooting from you — perhaps while bundled up and watching the snow flurries fall. Good luck!
November 29th, 2007 3:12 pm
andreabona says:
Glad to hear the taper is going well! What a great feeling to reap the benefits of all those workouts. Now just step away from the scale…
November 29th, 2007 3:23 pm
Lisa Sabin says:
Hey Brad,
I am up a couple of pounds too. You’ll be glad that you have the energy reserves when you run your race.
I’m glad to hear that your taper is going well. See you soon!