On the flip side, I'm feeling REALLY good! Not only are my legs feeling fresh and rested, but my mind is in the right place too with all sorts of confidence. I have been enjoying these taper weeks (maybe a little too much with a lack of almost all running), and I feel like I'm pretty ready for all 26.2 miles. I did my last "long"(this becomes a relative term when training for your first marathon) run on Monday. It was a weenie 8 miles. The craziness is that I had to pull the throttle back the whole way!! Ever since running the Allstate Half Marathon with Colleen a couple weeks ago, I have totally changed the game plan for race day. There will be no "banking" time at the beginning, but instead, the goal is to just keep it pretty steady at 9:30 mins/mile. I executed this on those 8 miles and felt terrific at the end. I'm feeling
Speaking of a great day, the weather is looking pretty nice...
Hopefully, it will be the perfect race day experience. If it's not, I don't know if I'll ever run another full marathon (outside of an Ironman)!
The plan is to line up with the 4:15 group and make some pretty quick friends. That's not too hard for me to do, and I think that they will help the miles click by as we talk about whatever. I'm sure I'll fade a bit, but if I can just get to mile 20, I think I'll be ok. The last 7 miles are on a riverwalk that I'm pretty familiar with, and I think that will give me an energy boost. Oh yeah, and it's slightly downhill for the majority of those 7 miles. If I can finish under 4:30, I'll be a happy guy! If not, I'll STILL be a happy guy if I just finish. :) It's going to be fun either way. I'm pretty excited!!!
Here's the elevation profile. There really only appear to three hills, and one of them is up and over a dam. Hopefully I won't be doing the marathon death shuffle by then.
Thanks for reading.
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You are going to do awesome at the 26.2!
Very, VERY good plan to not try and bank time. Every single time I have tried to do that, it has always come back to bite me and I end up losing way more time than I gained in the beginning.
(It's always a good feeling to be at the point where 8 miles isn't a big deal.) Good luck!
I don't know why I was thinking your race was a couple of weeks away... It is this weekend!! Have a great race, so excited for you :)
Your wife looks so cute preggers! Six more weeks- eek!!
She looks beautiful!
Good luck with 26.2. You're going to kill it!
Good luck this weekend at the Marathon
so stoked for you both...
good luck in your Marathon
I am so excited for you!! You are going to kill it and I think you will surprise yourself on how well you will do :)
I can't wait to hear all about it!
And tell your lovely wife that she looks amazing and is glowing :)
You are gonna rock out this 26.2!! I cannot wait to hear how it goes for you. I'll be volunteering that morning at packet pick-up and then I hope to hang around and what people finish.
FYI - after you cross that finish line and realize you just did something amazing, you will want to do another one. (It might just take you a couple of days to realize that ;) )
Good luck!!
Your wife looks amazing; I bet you guys are getting soooo excited. I am for you guys!!
I'm also excited about your first marathon...honestly, there is nothing like that first one that will forever be embedded in your brain! I think you're going to rock it and in the process, have an absolute blast! Best wishes!
Jenn is so darn cute! :)
You are going to do amazing! I love the idea of joining the pace group (are you putting a number on your back???) :) Stay strong, go out slow, and know that you'll totally do awesome. Can't wait to hear how it goes!!!
Omg Jenn is so freaking cute! Love that smile!
I have used a pace group before...at the Disney marathon...i did the half marathon the day before and wanted to have some help..it was good, but my problem is I am super independent and really like to run how I feel. But the group was awesome, and it was more of a 4:30 social hour than a race.
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