A little over two weeks into training and I'm already tired.
See Exhibit A below........ and this was from the 1st weekend I started training!
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| Exhibit A |
Maybe I shouldn't have so aggressive but it felt pretty good running along the Truckee River Bike Path into Downtown Reno and back. It was also my longest run since I ran the New York City Marathon back in November.
When I first thought about putting a training plan together for myself, I wasn't sure how I was going to approach it, but did find one good resource to use (http://www.relentlessrunner.com/index/
How_to_run_100_miles).
How_to_run_100_miles).
I'm still not used to taking at least 2 days off a week and slowing my pace way down for my longer weekend runs, but I know that if I have the desire, determination, willingness and discipline (such cliched words aren't they?) to push myself to the ultimate limit, I know I will succeed in finishing my 1st 100 mile trail run.
"You're gonna have to go through hell, worse than any nightmare you've ever dreamed. But when it's over, I know you'll be the one standing. You know what you have to do. Do it. Do it."
- Duke in Rocky IV
- Duke in Rocky IV
This is all very normal. Just remember the long run needs to be training for your long run. 24 miles @ 8:12 is great but it is unlikely you are going to be running that pace for very long at TRT. What's important is running a pace that you will run for 20 or so hours on your long runs. It teaches the body and mind to be comfortable at that pace, to eat, do diagnostics, think....etc. One trick I used in the beginning last year to force myself to slow down were mandatory walk/stop breaks and keep the watch going. Service yourself then and the pace will slow. If you slow the pace on your long runs, your energy will come back by the time the week starts again.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice. Any words of wisdom helps. I ran almost 17 miles this past Saturday on trail, with some hills, close to where I live at about a 9:50 pace. For some reason, I keep thinking of the magical 14:24 pace (24 hours), but I know if I did that at the TRT, I will have probably run the race of my life. I have no clue where I'll finish, because there's probably not a formula to figure out a 100 mile finish based on, for example, a 50 mile time.
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