Okay, so training is going pretty well. Since April 12th, I have had 2 20 mile runs and a couple of tempo runs, and a bunch of miles! I have felt some injuries so tried to be really careful. The first 20 miler I ended up averaging 8:22 and it was the best I have ever felt at 20 miles. I felt like I could have qualified that day. It was the fastest I have ever run 20 miles, finishing it in 2:46. The second 20 miler I ran slower because I had been having some achilles pain and was nervous. So, I averaged 8:55 and did really well, but started getting tired at mile 17.5. Crazy how different 2 runs can be. This week I had a speedwork on the treadmill because we had a crazy day when my 3 year old had a seizure on Monday night. It definitely rocked my world. We stayed in the hospital overnight and obviously a run was not in the books. That afternoon we got home and he was doing much better so I decided I needed to get out and did 6.5 miles on the treadmill. Pretty fast. :-) I did 1.5 miles x2 and on the 3rd one I went a full 2 miles. So, I was missing one mile, but ended at 6:53 pace for the last mile so that was good. I did the whole workout in 53 minutes, which I think is pretty good with a half mile warmup in there! I also ran yesterday and itwas supposed to be 8:15 pace for 5 miles and we did all sub-8 and I felt great and could talk- yeah! So, tomorrow, I am planning on a 6.5 mile warmup to the race and then a 10K. I would love to PR and think I am capable of it, depending on how trashed my legs are.
My 10K PR is from 2008 and it was a 47:59 which is a 7:43 pace. I just ran the half at a 7:48 pace, so I know I can do better than this!
Here are my goals:
1. PR- anything that beats 47:59 :-)
2. Sub 47
3. Sub 46- My Half time of 1:42 says that I should be able to run a 45:50 which is a 7:27 pace, but I just ran that 5K at a 7:27 pace and it was tough. However, I ran a 16 miler 2 days before that, so I am sure my legs were burned out. I am hoping my legs are pretty fresh for this one. We will see! I need a confidence builder that shows my speed.
Other factors- 5k and 10K start at the same time and 450 people on a skinny trail. So, we will see how it all goes.
Annie (2014)
8 years ago
