Lucky Thirteen!!
I just realized the marathon will be my 13th race of 2008. Oh my gosh, that’s insane - considering I’d never run a race until April of this year!! Monday’s race went great – no PR, but no PW either. I finished in 1:20:59, which is about 2 minutes slower than my 10K PR. I'm working on a RR.
Of course, things are busy at work, and I’m exhausted. I’m seeing my chiro for one more adjustment tonight, and I’m also getting my legs kinesio-taped. Then I have to go home and pack, making sure I don’t forget anything I will need on Sunday.
I have made the executive decision to start with everyone else at 7:00 am. If you do the early start at 5:30 am you cannot go faster than 15:00/min miles at the beginning. I know I can go faster than that when I first start a race. It’s the end I’m worried about!
I am going to seed myself ahead of the 12-15/min milers though so I don’t get stuck behind too many walkers. From the many race reports I’ve read walkers are an issue because they walk 2, 3 or 4 across.
I’m taking the computer with me, so I can let you all know how I do on Sunday. Hope everyone has a great weekend, and I appreciate all the internet cheering I can get!!
