I read Hal's training schedule. I then tried to translate what he's written into what he's really trying to say. For instance:
Written: "The important point is that you cover the prescribed distance; how fast you cover it doesn't matter."
Translation: "Just try and finish you wuss. You know you'll barely make it. God, just try and limp your ass across the finish line a few miles each week."
Written: "It's best to walk when you want to, not when your (fatigued) body forces you to."
Translation: "Might as well walk the whole damn thing. Your body will surely break after the first mile, so just plan on it. It's ok. Only most of the people will laugh at you."
I also took a look at my average time per mile from the 2007 Shamrock 5k (yes imperial boys, that's 3.1 miles). It was not pretty. I was almost pushing 8 minute miles. Just slightly below olympic caliber.
I write this as I am wolfing down a honkin' burrito. This is going to be interesting for sure.
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what kind of crap is this on the bottom of my shoe?
ReplyDeleteif i can only post comments and can't contribute fine original material than i'm drafting off y'all all 26.2 miles.
ReplyDeleteis this a leap year? cause unless there're some anti-leap weeks i count 20 weeks til the may 31st rock-n-roll. i'm just sayin'.
ReplyDeletestill, i guess if you're running 26+ miles you're better off not focusing on the counting. once you start counting stuff it just seems overwhelming.
i'm gonna use these two extra weeks to start building that 15-25 miles/week foundation that hal assumes you start his program.
or maybe i'll use them like daylight savings - i'll wait until like week 8 or sometime when i feel like i really need and off week and then just use one of the extra weeks then.
at any rate, an 8 minute pace is plenty fast - that's like a 3 1/2 hr race - not too shabby. my goal is more "under 4 hours", and a 9 minute pace gets you in at like 3:55. a 7 1/2 min pace is just a bit slower than boston qualifying.
i'm out for run # 4 with the new shoes.
mmm, I failed to mention that at the 8-minute/mile pace I thought my lungs were on fire by the end. Luckily there was beer to satiate me. I heard at the end of marathons you can't feel your lips so you just drool like you were injected with a shot of Novocaine. Sweet.
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