What to do, what to do?

I've been having that mental battle in my head about what to go after on race day this weekend.  Do I attempt to go after 6:50's all the way through or hold close to 7:00's?  Both sceanrios would result in PRs, but 1 would get me a ticket to NY.  In all honesty I don't feel ready to hold 6:50s for 13.1 miles.  If there was tons of "race day magic" and "wind at my back the entire time" and Burrard street bridge fell flat for for 7 min on Sunday (just as I was crossing), well then maybe NY would happen.  I am pretty sure I am going to aim for the 7:00s which, if successful, would put me in a great position to train the rest of the summer and run a completely flat 1/2 mary in early Sept.  The Scotiabank 1/2 marathon is one of my favourite races.  It is SooooOOOOooo beautiful!

Today was a perfect day for running and I got my last little run in before Sunday's race.  Looking forward to another Amazing day of racing with my mom and I can't wait to be at the finish line and cheer her on as she crosses.

Happy Racing to all of those racing this weekend!

Cheers!

Just Giver

Training has been going well lately.  I don’t know if the NY qualification will happen or not (I don’t quite feel there yet), but I plan to give it my best whole hearted shot.   The plan is to go for it.  Think “RACE DAY MAGIC”, and just hope for the best.

 

I did my “test” run or “the $ run” on the weekend and it went well.  Not perfect, but well.  I managed a PR for my ½ mary in the training run, but 3 out of the 9 miles at “race pace” were not at “race pace” and one of them was REALLY off.  This week is a full recovery week of just running free, no garmin, nothing fast and no leg weights.  I am following what I did 2 weeks before the race in March, because it felt good and ended with a decent result.  Repeat what works right?  My mom has been doing some great runs lately and I think she’s ready for her NY Qualifier.  I’m excited to spend some time with her and relax eat cupcakes and fro-yo (she’s the cupcakes and I’m fro-yo), do some local hiking, maybe a spa visit, good cooking and just some really good quality time together. 

Cheers!

Slugging It

 Getting the training in and am keeping "hopefully optimistic" for the Scotia 1/2 in less than 3 weeks from now.  I have to say if I am being honest with myself my fitness level isn't where I want it to be right now.  I was hoping that I would be doing much longer tempo runs and have the shorter ones feel effortless, and well I'm not there just yet.  On Thursday last week I did a 10k inside my run which was at a 6:57 min/mile pace and I spent until today recovering and today, and I still didn't feel "zippy".  I'm nervous about my goal.  It's defn going to require the wind at my back and a WHOLE LOT OF Race Day Magic cause I need to be running a 6:50 min/mile pace for 13.1!  I play this game with myself over Burrard Street Bridge on my last mile of almost every run.  If I have my garmin on I give myself a goal of holding say a 7:25 min/mile until the middle of the bridge and then have a 1/2 mile c/d down.  If I don't have it on I just run as fast as I can until the middle of the bridge.  It's silly, but I feel like it's making me stronger.  That bridge is almost at the end of the Scotia 1/2:)  Hopefull that will be my only "slow" mile.

 Ran into this "momma to be" who looked as though she could run circles around my sorry A$$ today as I ran 3 sorry miles at "race pace" insde my 8 miles down at the beach and it was such a pretty day to be out running or anything outside:)

Cheers!