Notes
Tough this morning, but expected. Tired legs. Will enjoy the real tapering after today
Believe this is a reality check. 8:30 for 1/2 the race should still be my plan.
Just looked at when I got injured last year and it was exactly a year ago today on a similar run that was 8 miles (4 on the Harper Rd and 4 on the KeWash).
Today I'm looking back at why this was so tough and I'm finding myself looking back one day. Yesterday's easy run was 90% treadmill and I always set the treadmill at 1.5 incline. This was a different treadmill and I think the 1.5 for 5.5 miles was just too much and more like running hills. My legs were really dead on the hills today. True, I did keep the 8 tempo miles under 8:00 for an average and 7 of 8 were actually under, but still I know how I felt and I know there is no way I could have kept that up for 26.2. This is why the 8:30 pace for 13 miles will be important on race day. And yet 8:30 is faster than last year's.