Desert Man : and I was going to complain about the icy wind this morning!!! - half-mile reps at everything between 6m/m (very encouraging) and 7m/m (very depressing). Could still feel last week's heavy mileage in the legs, but not a bad session all in. In terms of SW16 's point, yes, the marathon is a bit of a gamble, but after 3 of the little b*gg*rs, I'm starting to get a better idea about my strengths and weaknesses, and I can compare race times with last year. For instance, I ran 3.19 off a 1.34 half (no taper). If I can get back down to 1.32, or even a bit lower, 3.14 should be on the cards. . Interestingly, although I'd always thought that I was more of an endurance person than a speed person, my 10K time is actually my fastest as an age-graded percentage - but that may be because some girl called Paula keeps on running marathons relatively fast compared to half-marathons!!!
Desert Man : and I was going to complain about the icy wind this morning!!! - half-mile reps at everything between 6m/m (very encouraging) and 7m/m (very depressing). Could still feel last week's heavy mileage in the legs, but not a bad session all in. In terms of SW16 's point, yes, the marathon is a bit of a gamble, but after 3 of the little b*gg*rs, I'm starting to get a better idea about my strengths and weaknesses, and I can compare race times with last year. For instance, I ran 3. 19 off a 1. 34 half (no taper). If I can get back down to 1. 32, or even a bit lower, 3. 14 should be on the cards. . Interestingly, although I'd always thought that I was more of an endurance person than a speed person, my 10K time is actually my fastest as an age-graded percentage - but that may be because some girl called Paula keeps on running marathons relatively fast compared to half-marathons!!!