My last three weeks have been 80, 72, 85. In the last 10 days I’ve run
123 miles (sounds like a lot), or about 12 per day (doesn’t sound like
too much). It has included a 20 miler, a 24 miler, a 14, two 13s,
really tough mile repeats, two hard track workouts and 5 easy days.
I’ve stopped doing doubles in favor of longer singles. I feel strong,
but not fast. I’m not hitting the paces I want and it’s frustrating. I
tell myself that I’m in the middle of my high mileage, that I’m
overloaded and when I taper I will feel like I am flying. Gilbert
tells me the same thing. I hope so.
Yesterday’s 24-miler was a gut check and mental battle. From the first
step my legs were dead and I had to fight mentally the whole way. Just
like last week, I started trying to hit pace too early and paid for it
later. On one hand, I’m starting to reassess my goals for Boston, on
the other hand, I think back prior to Dallas and I remember having the
same doubts … “I’ll never be able to run this pace for another 10
miles”, etc. I hope I don’t fuck up the taper with my doubts, trying
to cram in more mileage and fitness when I should be peaking.
Oh well, I tell myself, it’s really not that big of a deal either way.
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All that’s left is to run the race that is set before us. The physical work has been successful, the mental preparation has been sturdy. Reconciling the two, the mental and the physical, is a reward in itself, but today the race is the thing, the act itself.
The lead-up week looked like this: 21 [...]
David,
March 22nd, 2009 at 3:39 pmDon’t F up the taper. Decrease milage, not intensity. You are in great shape for a huge PR. remember too, It’s just another race…
Awesome mileage. Great to see you in such good shape with few complaints about injuries. Well done.