Marathon obsessing begins... now.
May. 17th, 2005 03:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
e_julianaSo, I'm looking at the Runner's World training plans. They've got two for intermediate-level runners, one being detailed and planny and the other being much more like "go for a tempo run today - 6 miles". I think I like the planny one best, though I'm not planning to follow either of them strictly. They're more guidelines than a code.
Anyway. I'm doing the math and following along for what they recommend for someone going for a 10-minute pace, which is a bit slower than my goal (4 hours and 20 minutes, which is a 9:55 pace), and I realize that if I wanted to, I could run a 4 hour marathon this year. I could probably run a nine-minute pace. I'm already running faster than what they lay out for the first few weeks, and for about the same distances, too.
Guess I've found my pie-in-the-sky goal: a sub-4, 9:00 pace marathon. Realistic goal: 4:10 - 9:33 pace. Acceptable: 4:20 - 9:55 pace.
And now, quizzes!
Anyway. I'm doing the math and following along for what they recommend for someone going for a 10-minute pace, which is a bit slower than my goal (4 hours and 20 minutes, which is a 9:55 pace), and I realize that if I wanted to, I could run a 4 hour marathon this year. I could probably run a nine-minute pace. I'm already running faster than what they lay out for the first few weeks, and for about the same distances, too.
Guess I've found my pie-in-the-sky goal: a sub-4, 9:00 pace marathon. Realistic goal: 4:10 - 9:33 pace. Acceptable: 4:20 - 9:55 pace.
And now, quizzes!
Star Wars Horoscope for Cancer |
 You may whine at times, but you've developed a thick hard shell (like that of a crab). You are strong willed and persistent - until you get what you want. You never shy away from a fight, even when things get dangerous. Mentally sharp, you are starting to master the elements of mind manipulation. Star wars character you are most like: Luke Skywalker |
