Wednesday, September 01, 2004
For those of you interested in my marathon training, here is the latest update.
As you may know, I registered for the Royal Victoria Half-Marathon in October. I've been working toward the 21 km mark in order to properly prepare for the race. I haven't been paying attention to time, rather distance.
Yesterday, I trained, running 10 minutes and then walking 1 minute before resuming another 10 minute stint. This was fabulous for meeting goals and measuring kilometers. I felt great, envigorated, and motivated. I ran a total of 16.5 km in an hour and 45 minutes. I am blasted today, but not shot. I need to add 5 more km to the run in order to attain the 1/2 marathon marker. It seems quite overwhelming, but I now know I can do it.
Ideally, I would like to run 3 km (steady but sure, you see) every 10 minutes. This would make 21 kms do-able in 70+ minutes. A very good time. Right now I'm at 2.5 kms the first 40 minutes and 2 kms (or less) the last 50 minutes. Five more weeks to dial it! Any ideas out there?
As you may know, I registered for the Royal Victoria Half-Marathon in October. I've been working toward the 21 km mark in order to properly prepare for the race. I haven't been paying attention to time, rather distance.
Yesterday, I trained, running 10 minutes and then walking 1 minute before resuming another 10 minute stint. This was fabulous for meeting goals and measuring kilometers. I felt great, envigorated, and motivated. I ran a total of 16.5 km in an hour and 45 minutes. I am blasted today, but not shot. I need to add 5 more km to the run in order to attain the 1/2 marathon marker. It seems quite overwhelming, but I now know I can do it.
Ideally, I would like to run 3 km (steady but sure, you see) every 10 minutes. This would make 21 kms do-able in 70+ minutes. A very good time. Right now I'm at 2.5 kms the first 40 minutes and 2 kms (or less) the last 50 minutes. Five more weeks to dial it! Any ideas out there?
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Powerbar Gel - a boost of energy at the right time may keep you going. A lot runners & cyclists need the carbs along the way as well as before the race. A heart monitor is another way of measuring your peak performance...
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: 11:33 PM
Thanks for the tips! I recently got some power gel to try out on my next long haul training session. I hope to attain a heart moniter in the next month or so. It won't be in time for the race, but helpful for future races nonetheless.
Care to share any experiences of your own? It would be great to hear about them.
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Care to share any experiences of your own? It would be great to hear about them.
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