Time is short….. but soon things will be back to normal. The last few weeks (specifically since March 22nd – when we closed on our townhouse) have been pretty pathetic in relation to working out. Not only has the house taken some time from my life, but I also quit my job at the university around the same time. So I have been a lot busier personal training….
Going into the weekend I was completely unsure about how fit I was, but decided to stick with the plan. Run / Walk the minimarathon (I had contemplated trying the full back in March) and use the data to compare July’s half ironman race to.
Strategy: run to 2nd aid station (about 3.5 miles), walk 45 seconds, then walk 30 seconds every 11 mins.
Results: Jeff and I started a little quick, but slowed down and fell into a good pace after the first mile. By the time I got to the first walk (aid station 2) I was completely ready for the opportunity. It took some discipline and ability to overcome my ego watching all the people run by me, but I stayed true.
I ended up running a 1:25:05, which was a pretty decent result. The great thing about the results was that my pace didn’t decrease at all throughout the race. My 10k split was 40:19, 15k split was 1:00:31. Both those splits work out to 6:29 mile.
It definately felt good to be that strong at the end of the race…..
Now I hope that I can get back to normal training. May 4th is last day working two places…. that should be good for the training log – if nothing else.
