Today’s run was just 2.51 miles, suitable for the last taper run before a marathon. Time was 26:21, with a run/walk ratio of 30/20, and the runs were unhurried, as they might be in a marathon. The resulting pace was 10:30, which may be a bit fast for the marathon but I may try it anyway. If sustained, that pace would bring me home in 4:35, well ahead of any recent finishes, so it seems unlikely that I could sustain it. Actually, there is a 5-hour pace team in this marathon, so maybe I'll try to hang with them, using whatever run/walk ratio seems to keep me even with them. We'll see.
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| Dinner, all organic |
Whining: None. The knee was fine today, no pains. I’m as ready as I can get. Tomorrow we drive the course and get to the expo to pick up our race numbers and chips. Looks like race day might be a bit rainy, with temperatures comfortably in the 50's.
Wednesday, May 22:
Again 3.6 miles on the park’s paved trails, in a time of 35:10. I used my recent run/walk ratio of 40/20 (triplets), resulting in a pace of 9:46. I did feel some pain in the right knee (PFS) near the very end of the run. I hope that goes away.
Monday, May 20:
3.6 miles on the paved trails in the park. No problems. I didn't wear my watch, but I suppose the time was about 36 minutes.
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