Nine days until the Salt Lake City Marathon. I'm as ready as I'm going to get. Since my last reported run (7.1 miles on March 26th), I've run 7 times.
- March 28-10.14 miles at a 8:41 pace
- March 30-5.04 miles at a 8:36 pace
- April 02-9.04 miles at a 8:32 pace
- April 04-9.1 miles at a 8:56 pace
- April 07-12.49 miles at a 8:42 pace
- April 09-6.11 miles at a 8:40 pace
- April 11-6.11 miles at a 8:19 pace
All were good runs, especially yesterdays. My last mile was done in 7:42--and I had more to give.
Not included was a 21.5 mile bike ride on April 06. I'll probably ride the bike again tomorrow, weather permitting.
Anyways, 9 days to the marathon. I missed/cut short my really long runs and I hope that doesn't come back to bite me in the arse. I'd like to come in close to 4 hours, but anything under 4 1/2 will be acceptable. Weather.com, on it's 10-day forecast, is predicting showers, a low of 44° and a high of 60° on race day. The temperatures sound fine, but I'll pass on the rain, thank you very much. (As if I even had the choice...)
Exactly 4 weeks after Salt Lake is the Ogden Marathon. This is the one I'm really hoping to come through on. My fastest time at Ogden is 4:05 despite my contention that I'm going to PR there. My marathon PR is 3:35 so I've got 30 minutes plus to cut. With the training I've done (and the long training run SLCM is providing) I really hope that 2007 is my year to break 4 hours up there. Who knows, maybe I'll even get my PR! I wonder if I should get a hotel room up there this year?
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