Last training run before the WFPS Half marathon on Saturday! Decided to take it easy and not push too hard tonight – don’t want to wreck anything this late in the game.
Picked up my race packet tonight as well – it went fairly smooth with the only real issue being the woman coming around a blind corner on a set of stairs while she texting – I scared the crap out of her apparently.
Run was decent on the treadmill – I think a good balance between pushing and not pushing too hard. Started with 2 miles at 7.3 mph, 1.2 miles at 7.5 mph and then the remainder of the time at 8 mph. Finished strong, felt good.
I will do a longer post tomorrow as I try to work through my thoughts on shooting for a new PR on Saturday. Basic theme is that I haven’t lost as much weight as I wanted since my last race which might hurt my chances, I have trained hard which should help my chances and I have a plan to help reduce my delays at water stops while also ensuring I won’t bonk if I miss a Gatorade or 2 which should also help. Beyond that there is mental state, weather, etc, etc, etc…. Like I said I will do a longer post tomorrow to work through the variables…then I will throw it all out the window and probably run like a maniac on the day…it is kind of what I do…plan, plan, plan, obsess…wing it.
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