Well as previously mentioned, I got a running coach. Great lady, good fit for me, I love her style. So anyway, last running clinic Wednesday of this past week, Brenda officially started her plan with me. Very scary. As she was doling out our running assignments at the clinic, I almost fainted when she decided I was ready to run a 15 minute threshold run, followed by a 400 meter sprint, which I had to do again because my watch didn't start and I couldn't tell her my time for the lap (which by the way was 1 minute, 46 seconds) followed by a ten minute threshold run and another 400 meter sprint. I looked at her like she had been standing in the rain too long that day and her brain had gotten all squishy thinking that I could actually do something like that. She said she could tell from the week before when I was just doing 5 minute threshold runs 4 times, that I was ready for something more challenging. And you know what? I did it and did a pretty good job for me. I was running 2 miunte, 400 meters during my 15 minute threshold and during the 10 minute threshold. I was pretty psyched because even though I was wiped and thought my eyeballs would explode out of my head, I did the whole workout. If I maintained my single 400 meter lap time, 1:46 I would be running like 7.5 minute miles. Geez, if I could only keep that up for more then a lap, for more then a mile....
So that brings us to the eve of the Rock N Roll Half Marathon. I keep telling myself I will be fine, that I can do this even though I only ran the distance once during my training. Brad keeps telling me my fitness base is ten times what it was last year when I ran it in 2 hours 18. I did the Shamrock Half in 2 hours 11 minutes. I would love to run this in 2 hours, wouldn't that be awesome? Can I maintain a 9 minute mile pace for the full 13.1 miles? I want to tell myself of course I can, but of course I am doubting myself. I will post tomorrow how I do. I will be starting in corral 10 with the other 2 hour hopefuls.
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