After thinking better of it, I decided to forgo a tough but intriguing run on Saturday that some friends were doing: 4 miles warm up, 4 miles at marathon pace, 4 by 1 mile at tempo pace, 4 miles at marathon pace and a 4 mile cooldown. I decided 21 miles at a steady pace would fit better into my CIM training.
I did the run with the Buffalo Chips Running Club, of which I am a member. We met at the Aquatic Center at Lake Natoma and split into two groups. Some people did a loop of the lake, which is about 11 miles. My group went out and up to Beales Point, passed the campground, along the levee and down a dirt road, and then back, which turned out to be about 21 miles.
I did this same run two years ago just before my one and only marathon. It was tough then, and it was tough today. I managed to hold my steady pace well enough but it sure did hurt. My only solace was that everyone else in my group seemed to be hurting, too. Maybe it was the time change: too much sleep?
Anyway, the workout didn't tell me much about my chances of holding a 6:29 pace at CIM. Everything I need to know about that I hope to learn next weekend when I run the Clarksburg 30K. There, I will probably go out comfortably hard for about three miles, then attempt to do the final 15 at marathon pace.
I did the run with the Buffalo Chips Running Club, of which I am a member. We met at the Aquatic Center at Lake Natoma and split into two groups. Some people did a loop of the lake, which is about 11 miles. My group went out and up to Beales Point, passed the campground, along the levee and down a dirt road, and then back, which turned out to be about 21 miles.
I did this same run two years ago just before my one and only marathon. It was tough then, and it was tough today. I managed to hold my steady pace well enough but it sure did hurt. My only solace was that everyone else in my group seemed to be hurting, too. Maybe it was the time change: too much sleep?
Anyway, the workout didn't tell me much about my chances of holding a 6:29 pace at CIM. Everything I need to know about that I hope to learn next weekend when I run the Clarksburg 30K. There, I will probably go out comfortably hard for about three miles, then attempt to do the final 15 at marathon pace.
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