Who knows what’s going on with my calf? Saturday I managed to run 13 miles. It was tender the whole time, but didn’t get any worse - or better. Sunday I barely felt it and was able to run 12 miles on the treadmill during said football game. This morning I ran a very easy 5 (pain-free) miles.
I thought I was coming around a week ago and then relapsed, so I’m not going to make any predictions this week. If I still feel good this weekend, I’ll try to get in something near two and a half hours – given that I’ve been tapering for 2 weeks now, I figure I can handle a longer run than normal this close to the race.
I guess the most frustrating thing is that I know the PR window is closing quickly. Again, with only 1 or 2 of these a year, there’s not a lot of room for error in terms of running fast. All it takes is a little lack of motivation here or there, an injury, poor weather on race day, etc. and you’ll find yourself waiting 6 more months for another crack.
Chris Lundstrom has shared some of his marathon wisdom here. It’s nice to know that he has many of the same thoughts/concerns that I do.
Also, you can check out updated journals by Matt and Katie.
Quote of the day;
“I’ll be toeing the line at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon along with these rookies in less than three weeks, and I will probably be just as filled with uncertainty as they will. Maybe more, because I know how much it’s going to hurt, even on a good day.” – Chris Lundstrom
3 comments:
Ah, stop sand bagging - you're going to kill it, lol.
Mark
I should have left well enough alone. At City of Lakes, I ran well, five minutes faster than my goal pace, so I suddenly had delusions of grandeur about my TCM goals. I ran the Bear Lake 20 Miler on Saturday and totally fell apartment after 10 miles, my pace dropped like a rock. Now, 18 days out, I have to come up with a new game plan and re-gain some confidence...not easy to do when you should be tapering. Ahh...the marathon...always a guessing game
Mark, I wish I were sandbagging.
Anonymous, you ran a great 25K and then 6 days later struggled during a 20 miler? That really shouldn't be a surprise.
Just get some rest and I'll bet you can run TCM as you had originally planned.
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