Monday, May 28, 2007
Vermont Marathon Race Report
Well, I'm back in DC, a bit sore from yesterday. It was a great day for a race, overcast, around 55 at the start. The plan was to run with my friend from college, who was running his first marathon. His original goal was 2:40, but he hurt himself at the start of May playing softball, and as his training suffered the time got slower: 2:45...2:50. We actually started out on pace for 2:40. By mile 10 he couldn't keep it up, and told me to go ahead. I went through the half in 1:20, right on pace. (He did the half in 1:23 then crashed and burned and finished in 3:08). I stayed on pace for 2:40 through mile 20, and then hit the wall big time. I am going to try to erase the memory of those last six miles permanently from my mind. As bad as I felt, I am surprised I only lost 6 minutes to finish in 2:46. The goal for training for Chicago is going to be to concentrate on being able to follow through on those last few miles. I'll try to post photos soon.
Big Money,
ReplyDeleteyou are the most equpied out of all of us to run the marathon. your body expends the least amount of energy when running. this is a gift. my advice is to focus on a few high intensity speed workouts a week that really beat you up. Fartlek of 20 12 miles or more with Wilson on the canal and you will get much stronger.
also, go to a real gym once a week and do a hard core upper body workout with a trainer who knows what he is doing. this will pay off in a big race towards the end when you need a strong upper body.