October, just around the corner
October is a very important month.
The month basically begins with a race this Sunday, a half marathon. This half should be a good test to determine where I am; just multiply by two and add ten minutes to get a marathon proxy. By month's end, and hopefully 200+ (hard/injury) free miles later, the training for my real goal race will be complete. With all that hay in the barn, I will taper and be quite confident.
Having said that, I think that if I am totally honest with myself (which I usually am), I would admit that two things are weighing on my mind regarding running. The first is that I am just not getting enough sleep to let good recovery and adaptation fully take place. The second is that I need to run more fast or at least "goal pace" miles.
Yesterday, I put in four miles at 7 and felt good. Today I am going to do some 800's at 6-ish pace. Then I think I will take it easy until the race. The sleep thing, well it sucks when there is a problem at work at 11 pm. What can you do?
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | Week | Month | Last Month | |
| Miles | R | 6 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 152.6 | 164.7 |
| Rest | 6 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | ?? | ?? |
posted by Jack @ 9:06 AM
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Don't be a slave to the CORPORATE WORLD at 11:00pm. Let it GO!!!!
PEACE, LOVE & HAPPINESS
Best of luck with your half marathon this Sunday.
Re your November Marathon goal race, you really seem to be on track with your training!
I recall attending an Army-Navy game years ago in Philadelphia. Can't remember who won, however it was a memorable day in so many ways. Sunny and clear, but very cold and windy. Wishing you milder weather this year.
My best,
L
That's right, it WAS cold. I hope it's nowhere near that cold this year. The average temperatures don't look too bad.
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