Hey Coach! So I am at 22 for the week so far after 4 weeks of 26, 27, 31, 32. Should I take tomorrow off and use this week as my "easy" week?
Also, I am thinking about the fall half marathon. I can either do one along a bike path ($52.00) or there is a trail halfmarathon that is only $35.00 although it does state: "participating in this event maybe dangerous to my health. sprained ankles, and wrists, cuts, bruises, broken bones, insect bites, animal bites, encounters with just about anything can happen, hypothermia and heat exhaustion are all real possibilities." Sounds like fun, eh?
I just don't know which one to do. The trail 1/2 would probably be more fun, less people for sure than the bike path one that would have 500-700 runners. Also I don't know if I like the idea of paying 50+ bucks for a half marathon, lol. The trail 1/2 and full both cost the same as well (35.00). The full marathon on the canal would be 70 or 75. What do you think? Do you think I can handle a trail 1/2?
It's called Curly's Trail Marathon or Half Marathon in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
From Nevels on Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:59:41 from 131.204.15.93
Sorry for the delay (out of town for the weekend and away from my computer)...
I would say go for the trail half. In my experience, trail races are more fun, and it will not pound your legs quite as much as pavement. A caveat to entering a trail race would be that you would need to make sure that your training includes comparably difficult trails (I know you run on trails often, so if they are roughly the same type trail, great)
On the other hand, the trail half will be slower than the road half, so if you're shooting for a new PR, then I'd say go for the road.
In any case, I know quite a few people who run halfs off of similar mileage to what you are running now, so if you keep on building up, you'll be ahead of the curve.
From Nevels on Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 11:00:45 from 131.204.15.93
Oh, and I know I'm a bit late in responding, but for what it's worth, a lower-mileage week would be a good idea about now...
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