13.3 miles late morning through the Bend river trail up to first dam and along Logan River trail. I had no motivation to run at all today, I knew I had to basically run a half marathon to reach my goal. The kids were having so much fun and there was so much to do with them, but I knew this was my last chance to try and get a 100 mile week. I also knew it would be a hard run since the day before was a 15 miler. Surprisingly, I was strong and had to hold back to stay on goal at a 7 minute pace.
I need that 1:12 for the second time running the Austin Half Marathon in four weeks and so I'm taking stock today of where I stand this year.
1. I am slower than last spring when I was doing faster Tempo runs. I have been doing more long recovery runs for a few months. Any way to get that speed? Quick?
2. I am stronger, no injuries at all. The long slow distance has done the job in that regard. I just completed two 100 mile weeks and have no soreness at all. That's a good sign.
3. I am 6 lbs overweight at 156. That's not good, but it would take liposuction this year to get off those last 6. How the hell do you run 100 miles a week and not trim up? On the flip side, that's free speed if I lose it by January 30.
4. Now to find the time to get started on training. I need four 10 mile runs at very close to race pace. I need 4 track workouts around 10 mile distance with repeats at 10 seconds faster than race pace. I need 3 long runs. I need three 12 mile Fartlek runs. The rest is fluff. I'll probably get about 60% of this done. But it's a goal at least.. | 