Freethinker ~ Freerunner

Good cold 9 miler this morning at 7:12.  This is my last run of any significant distance before the marathon, which is now one week from happening.  

When I left the house this morning I decided to take a third bottle of sports drink.  I had recently bought an extra for my belt, and I wanted to test out how it feels to run with three instead of two eight ounce bottles.  I was almost back home, about one mile left to go, when I realized that one of the bottle had fallen off my belt.  How did that manage to fall of and me not realize it I thought to myself.  I was wearing my ear warmers, which tend to block not only the wind but also a little sound, so that explains it I thought.  And of-course it was the brand new bottle that fell off.  I ran my last mile and then got my bike down to back back and look for the bottle.  I found it some 2 miles from my home, and got a little cross training in at the same time.  

Splits:

7:11

7:15

7:03

7:11

7:06

7:14

7:21

7:14

7:20

I worked out on the track today.  

1 warm up mile

2 miles: 6:28, 6:31

2 800's: 3:10, 3:08

4 400's: 1:33, 1:30, 1:27, 1:25

1 mile cool down.

I've only got 5 more days until the marathon.  I definitely feeling the rejuvenating effects of the taper.  I can't wait until Sunday.

I only have two training runs left before the marathon.  Tomorrow I run four 400's at speed interval pace (1:30)  Friday I rest like usual, and then on Saturday I jog 3 miles.  

Yesterday I checked the weather report for Sunday, and I was excited to see that the morning low is 52 degrees!  If the winds stay calm, then race conditions could be perfect. 

Splits:

7:54

8:07

7:39

My last speed training session before the marathon.  

1 warm up mile

4 400's @ 1:30

Splits:

1:27

1:26

1:26

1:27

I am ready. 

Easy 3 mile jog 25 hours before go time.  I'm ready.  

Splits:

8:50

8:46

8:45