#training race

[spark-moon]

Training Race

@bunny-flash-soldier liked for a starter Princia was entering the Mute City Hotel to relax, until she saw her friend, the Bunny Soldier, Lily Flyer out training in the gym. The princess then walked in from behind to speak with her. "Hi there, Lily. What're you doing?" Asked the princess.

[theathleticacademic]

Key Workout #3 & Race Report: Alachua Lake Half Marathon

Time: 1h31m42s Placing: 11th overall, 9th Male, 2nd in my AG. 

[O] 4x1600 @ 6:08

[X] Last 4 miles of a long tempo at marathon pace (6:45-6:50/mi)

[X] Alachua Lake Half Marathon (Goal: 1h25m)

[  ] Clark 800s - 10x800 @ 3:00, 200 rest. A variant of Yasso 800s.

Well, I have a few lessons in here. Let me rattle them off

NEVER let your head get you. I had issues hitting my numbers. I let that get to my head. I started doubting, and even when I stopped letting my own inner demons get to me, I still had to fight out of that hole, and I think I let that still get me down. 

Watch your pace. I was pretty consistent until the turn around, when I had a sudden burst of speed because I realized I could pick off three runner. That sudden burst of speed followed itself with a sudden drop and a very inconsistent second half (see below).

Cadence and Speed are correlated, at least for me. Lesson learned and reinforced (see below) but I don’t know how to work on that. The watch is too finicky to watch it closely. 

GPS Watches are not accurate for fine tuned paces. 

So let me break this down...

I went into the race unsure of myself. I had trouble in training runs holding anything under a 7-minute pace. I thought I was severely overtrained. That got to my head and I realized that this week. I think I got over it, but it takes a while to climb out of a hole of self-doubt. I started the race at a comfortable 6:40 - 6:50 pace for the first half. I hit the turnaround and had a half-mile surge of speed, which sapped energy I’d need for the hills (or “hills” for those of you not in Florida). 

8 miles of the course was along the same path I run my long runs on, which meant I’m familiar with the elevation changes, however minor. This let me know what to expect, though I hadn’t quite hit them at this pace, so their effect was a little jarring. At least I sorta knew what I was getting myself into. 

I need to step back from the sub 3-hour marathon at this point though, and reevaluate my pace. 3:05 is an easy shot, probably. 

Oh, I did PR my 10K, I think... But I fell short of other PRs, including the half marathon. Whoomp Whoomp. 

[brentsummers]

La Jolla Half Marathon Results