Why do I care to run a sub 3 marathon at Grandmas?
Last year, April and May, I was in the best shape of my life, both for speed and ultra-running. After the 24 hour World Championship race in May I was burnt out and basically took the rest of the year off from training. By the Milwaukee Marathon, in October, I was out of shape. I ended up with a perfect weather day = Cool + a light tailwind and stole a 2:59 (I sure did not deserve it)
I realized afterward that it was my 7th year in a row with a sub 3 marathon. It is important to me for 2 reasons: 1) I have to get into some resemblance of shape to break 3 hours and 2) Some day it will take all I have to break 3. I hope having this goal will keep me interested in running and training for years to come!
Taper has been going according to plan ... mostly. Running is exactly to plan - Getting rested, but also trying to sharpen the little bit of speed I have. Eating / Drinking was pretty good last week ... until the official start of boating season = Sunday. Our family spent the day boating, followed by a camp fire. Perfect day for drinking beer and eating less than ideal. At this point I do not care, it was a great family day.
Week # 10 in review (220#) = (-2)
M 14 interval in PM with 3x5 minutes @ CV + 1 mile @ MP
T 9 easy in AM / 5 easy @ Lunch + 4 striders
W 12 easy in AM
TH 6 Tempo at Lunch - 25 minutes @ T
F 6 Easy in AM / 5 Easy @ Lunch
SA 14 interval in AM with 4x4:40 @ CV + 1.5 miles @ MP / 5 Easy in Afternoon
SU 6 Easy in AM
Total Miles = 82 with 3 speed workouts
I can not wait until I can re-boot the Leadville training!
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