LR - You got this! Your training has been great! You can do it.
I just broke it down into smaller segments and each time I reached it I was okay I got this.
I use this on almost every HM now. I had not finished a HM without walking until Andy mentioned this in this group a couple of years ago. I call it the "MilkTruck Method":
A HM is 3 runs back to back. A 5 miler, another 5 miler and then a 5k.
Needless mental mind games for some but this works for me! Might work for you.
Good luck - Your HM Trainer cheering squad is rooting for you.
... and what Simon said. +1
Vino - Sorry to hear that mate - rest up get well.
HF - Awesome! You've been amazingly consistent in the last 12 months. What a great result.
Peter - I don't run in the evening mate! But it's beautiful in the morning, at least here in DFW, right now... high 60's. Hottest I ever had in the morning this summer was 91F... I would not hack it in 100F.
2017 Goals1) Run more than 231 miles2) Be ready for HM in the spring
Climbing Mt Ruapehu
Trucked out a slow 17km today 1:32 for a Sept total of 325ish kms. Not quite the total I wanted but it isn't bad.
The first km really hurt today but it felt better as I went along and by the end I had minimal discomfort. After the run I felt no worse (except just a bit mentally drained I think). Legs felt good and no issue with fitness, just the abs still tender
At the end of the day I completed a gentle 90 minute run at correct training pace (athough at this stage i dont think i can run much faster than that anyway) so fairly happy. Can't stretch out yet though
However end of the day I have 4 weeks of runway left so i am not too concerned, I think i will be ok. if I was closer to race day id be more worried. I will just keep off any speed training now for the rest of the programme
I have decided to move my last 31km run over to next weekend. Doing this 3 weeks out wont hurt and taper off after that.
Weather looks crap this weekend and lots of sport to watch so I am thinking if I can get 2x 10-15km runs in that will take me to 50-60km for the week which given the circumstances is not a totally tragic result.
Personal Race Records:
M 3:52:48 (Auckland 2011), HM 1:38:16 (Taupo 2010), 10km 45:05 (Sir Barry 2010), 5km 20:21 (How Pak 5km 2010)
2012 Goals:Run the 75km Hillary Trail in a day (done 10/3/2012)
Trucked out a slow 17km today 1:32
... I want to get to a place where 10+ miles at 8:30/mile pace is a recovery run! Nice work vino - keep getting healed up!
I finished off the month here with an 8.3 mile (13.25km) tempo run at 8:55/mile pace. Good pace for me. Felt OK afterwards too which is not always the case with these "fall out of bed and straight into a tempo" runs.
I put this September down as one of my best tunning months ever. Not quite my highest mileage total - 142 Miles (227km) - but I always struggle with consistency and this month I have hit every training run in my plan. Happy.
Now on to October - the challenges continue: 17-18 miles tomorrow morning. Never gone that long before. Bring it on!
Catch y'all next month & good luck to all those racing this w/e.
Cheers MattJ