Of Mice and Marathons

i'm a fan of half-hearted drills.

nice job with the workout. i have never done a 600, but i imagine it probably feels like a slightly-less-miserable-than-normal 400 followed by a miserable 200...a 5k/10k strength builder for sure.

I agree - 600s are kinda tricky. I wouldn't put too much stock in how u felt with such an awkward distance/workout.

Your training recently has been phenomenal, Jason - I have no doubt that you will knock these 2 upcoming races out of the park.

600s should be called something like "weird 400s." My spike in mileage to get back on track from two low weeks and dehydration is likely weighing me down. Beach to Beacon starts my 16 week buildup starts on Aug 2 for my key 10k. I've probably never gone into a buildup with my current level of fitness. Can't complain really.

600s could also be called "easy 800s" :-)

I have some friends that are probably getting married in Maine next year, so I already pitched the idea that they should coordinate the wedding with Beach to Beacon.

Yes, that's the other thing I was thinking. 6 x 800 would have been double with 400 recovery at tgat pace. I hate 800s though, which means I should run them more. I'm getting some decent hill training every way I turn. No more 75-100 foot gain runs for 6-10 miles.

Beach to Beacon will be on my list every year despite not having a great race last year (not the race's fault). I'm going to run by Shalane while she's doing strides this year. I had to jump out of the way last year because I almost went head on into Gemma Steal. It would be a fast course for you. The hills really aren't hills. Maybe a 10 second loss for me last year and I almost walked off at mile 2.

Long posting...Megan must be out of town and I'm blogging and watching Phineas and Ferb :-)

Oh, and if you get in low-28 high 27 shape in the next year there's 10 boxes of ziti on the line :-)

In college (at a time when none of us probably even had girlfriends) my friends and I put together a plan for a wedding morning race. The deal was everyone threw in $50, and you'd race a 5K teamed up WITH your date. Lowest combined timed took home the jackpot. This led to many hypothetical conversations about whether you'd show up with Rachel Bilson (remember, this was during the peaks years of The OC) and sacrifice the race, or recruit someone like a Dibaba sister to go with you. Long story short, there have only been two weddings out of the group (thank goodness, who has time for more than one every couple years!?!), but I think Beach to Beacon 2015 would be the perfect opportunity to finally make that dream a reality. ESPECIALLY since the hills aren't that bad and there is also ziti on the line. I'll alert the bride to be.