When Coach Kevin says that a workout is going to be tough he isn’t kidding . . .
Wednesday speed with a precautionary message a few days before. I didn’t even do this workout on the track, and it still kicked my butt. Just when I was starting to think these canova workouts weren’t that bad! It seems that I misread the training program though, so I ended up doing this weeks speed workout as 2×2 miles @ 7min/mile each with a 2 mile recovery @ 8min/mile. Maybe that is why it was a little harder?? Although the pace doesn’t look that bad compared to other runs that i have been doing I imagine what makes it hard has something to do with the fast long recovery, the continuity of the run, and the distance covered.
Marathon Training Halfway mark!
Yesterday was the NYC Marathon 18 Mile Tune-up Race. With three laps around hilly central park it was definitely tough! Seeing that I am prone to getting super bored with repeated courses, I was lucky to run in to friend & fellow Harrier Lauren at mile 3. Together we helped to pace each other and keep ourselves slow up until the finish, at which point Lauren smoked me in the last mile! ha ha, I don’t have a hard time admitting that this race was definitely harder for me then her, even though we almost always end up finishing around the same time in smaller races. We have talked about running together and pacing each other for the marathon, which will definitely be helpful. After the race we all met at Zum (our bar of choice by the track on Wednesday nights) and while chatting with Coach Kevin came to the realization that if I want to hit 3:25 during this Marathon I have to be prepared to know that it is going to hurt!
