AM - 3 miles with Jake followed by a massage by Tim Pagoaga (highly recommended). He did some scar mobilization and it did not feel good.
St. George Marathoners!! Some food for thought (note: I'm not sure where the commentary came from, but it was in my "Running Motivation" google doc) -
"My entire focus was to run a smart race. The first few miles I felt were too slow, but thank God my coach held me back." - Mary Kate Bailey commenting on her 2004 Marine Corps Marathon victory. Please note that she felt the first few miles were “too slow”. That’s exactly how the first few miles should feel! If the early pace doesn’t feel “too slow”, then that means that you’re running too fast and you need to slow down! At the 4 mile mark of the 2004 race, MK was 2 minutes behind the women’s leaders. She went on to win the race by about 4 minutes.
“Well, the first two marathons I ran, I followed the words of my wise coach, George Buckheit, “Start slow, finish fast.” Both marathons I ran negative splits and the second half of Rock 'n' Roll I ran a half marathon PR." -Kristen Henehan commenting on her 2007 MCM victory and subsequent Olympic Trials qualifier at RNR Phoenix. Kristen played the ‘start slow, finish fast’ game perfectly in both of those races. And although she had not run many half marathons up to that point, she managed to run a half marathon PR in the second half of the Phoenix race! That’s proof that if you are patient early in the race, it is very possible to run extremely fast in the second half of the race.
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