First of all, an update on the 12K: I came in 125th in my age group (out of about 270) with an official time of 1:14:12. Sadly there doesn't seem to be a picture of me, though I distinctly recall waving directly at the photographer and pausing as he snapped a shot. Next time maybe I can convince Andy to pull out the digital camera at the finish line and wait for me . . .
At the bottom of the page, I've included a new training guide, which I plan to follow roughly for the next 5 weeks. I haven't yet decided what my half marathon pace goal should be, but I've been having fun playing around with the McMillan Running Calculator. Based on that, it seems like it should be somewhere around a 10:30/minute mile. We also confirmed that we'll be staying with good friends in Santa Cruz, and may convince them to run the 10K that day.
I've been obsessed with things other than running for the past week. Too soon yet to spread the word.
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2 comments:
Don't sweat the pace. I'd suggest going out at your usual easy pace and start picking it up a little at a time after 7 or 8 miles. If you were out doing 17 to 20 milers every weekend and were comfortable staying on you feet for two and half hours then I'd give you pacing pointers, but at this point, you just want to go out and have fun.
Looking at it another way. If you run the first 8 miles at your usual easy going pace and then spend the next 5 miles pacing people who are worn out, you'll have a great time. If you go out at your easy going pace and don't feel like picking up the pace too much after 8 or 9 miles, then you've hit the right balance for that day. On the ohter hand, if you go out too fast (based a pace calculator) and hit the wall after 2 hours, you won't be enjoying the experience nearly as much.
Good luck.
It's always good to set goals and shoot for them (that's what makes us runners)! But Phil is right in just having fun with it also. Best of luck!
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