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Tallahassee,FL,United States

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Jun 24, 2008

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Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

Mile- 5:27 Breakfast on the Track, August '09

5k- 18:59 (6:07)  Tails and Trails, May '09 (And two more times! GRR!)

8k- 33:08 (6:39) Sweetheart 8k, Feb '11 

10k- 41:38 (6:42) TRBC, March '09

15k- 1:02:46 (6:44) Lake Caroline 15k, Nov '08

Half Marathon- 1:36:58 (7:24) Hoover Dam Half, Oct '09

Marathon- 3:37:16 (8:17) Mississippi Coast Marathon, Nov '08

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Wed, Oct 22, 2008

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Today is my day off so I have no run to post, but I'm looking for a little advice. These are my Saturday runs planned until my marathon:

this saturday (10/25): 18
11/1: I found a 15k in Mississippi I really want to do (Lake Caroline 15k)
11/8: 20
11/15: 14ish
11/22: 7ish
11/29: race

To look at it like that is kinda scary. But anyway, do you think the 15k would be too much? I really want to do it. I realize I may struggle a bit to go fast because of my 18 but I want to try anyway. I really want to aim to get as close to 7 minute pace as possible, although that will be really hard. Or do you think I should take it a little easier that week? I could run that race at an easy pace just to get a 9 miler in, but where is the fun in that :)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Comments

From Nevels on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 20:40:53

If you use the whole week after your 18-miler as a recovery, just putting in easy mileage, then you should be fine for Lake Caroline. While I was at MSU, the runners from Jackson were always trying to get me to go do it, but something always came up; by all accounts, it is a really fun race. Best of luck to you!

From kelsey on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 20:44:50

Thanks so much for taking the time to read and give me advice. That's what I was thinking, so I think I am going to go ahead and do it. By the way, I am a former Bulldog as well! I graduated in '07 with my master's degree there. I think I am going to head to Starkville for the Kentucky game after the race.

From Nevels on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 20:56:53

Nice, I finished my undergrad there last year (working on Masters at Auburn now), and I have been trying to find a good weekend to get over there, but with Pinhoti coming up, weekends are getting scarce.

From rockness18 on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 20:27:57

Do it! I did a 1/2 marathon 3 weeks out from the marathon. It was very beneficial. Personally, I wouldn't taper to much for it...treat it as another training run and go hard. You'll still have plenty of time to taper for the marathon. Good luck!

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