Tempo Run of Doom?
My ability to run tons of miles the past several weeks and my seemingly endless energy level on weekly long runs have given me renewed hope for a great time in the Boston Marathon. However, my tempo runs have been a cause for concern the past several weeks. I just can’t seem to get comfortable at a hard pace. This morning I did a 12 mile run and was going to do 6 of the miles at a 6:30 pace. But I could only hold that pace for 4 miles, and I don’t know why. The same thing happened two weeks ago.
Last fall I was doing 5Ks at a 5:55 pace, 8Ks at 6:15 and 15Ks at 6:23. Now how is it that I can go 9 miles (15K) at 6:23 four months ago, but now I can’t hold that pace for 4 miles? Maybe it was because I was on the treadmill this morning and it’s more difficult because you don’t get a chance to slow down and rest. Or maybe it’s because my legs are fatigued from running so much. All I can say is that I better not be getting slower!! I guess we’ll find out in two short months when I attempt to hold a 6:50 pace for 26.2 miles in Boston…..
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 02/26/2008
- Time: 04:30:00
- Total Time: 1:35:22.00
- Distance: 12 miles
- Average Pace: 7:56.82/mile
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Posted by Chris on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 at 4:30 am and is filed under Run.
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