week 7 wrap-up
So I hit 45 miles this past week, partially thanks to Sunday’s LTR…highest I’ve seen since last fall’s marathon training. No worse for wear, though I was definitely feeling the long run in my legs Sunday nite and through Monday, thank god I was given the blessing to take Monday as a rest day!
So as week 7 was a “quantity” week, week 8 looks to be a “quality” week-running 5 days instead of 6, with my long run scaled back a coupla miles, but with some MP work to be thrown in there…
…so it looks like I’ll be running the Bronx Half after all. Running it though-NOT racing. When I was told that my long run was to be 14 miles with a few miles at marathon pace, I thought running the half would work out beautifully-just warm up for one mile and with the half, I have my 14. But of course after I sign up, a hurricane is predeicted to hit on Sunday. (And of course, everyone on the NYRR Facebook page is freaking out and/or complaining, as per usual.) I think it’s way too early and there is still time for things to change…and even then a forecast a day or 2 out can be wrong. I remember once, 3 years ago, supposedly a hurricane was gonna ruin a points race but that wound up not happening.
And even if it does rain hard…it’s not like I’ve never done a long run in the rain before…
Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, in marathon, nyc marathon 2011 training, running. Bookmark the permalink. 5 Comments.
Best of luck this weekend with the weather. I think mixing in a few races during marathon training is a great thing to do. It can really help break up the training cycle and give you a lot of confidence that your training is “working”.
Regarding the weather. If you don’t train in it, you can’t race in it. Throw on a hat and go for it. After the first mile you’ll hardly notice the rain.
Have a great race!
agreed! I had my short race fun last month and earlier this month
I did briefly think about running a 5k this weekend but decided against it-I wanted to focus more on the 2 races I really want to shine in-a half-marathon next month (the one i’m planning this weekend is just a training run) and of course, NYCM! 
As for the predicted hurricane this weekend…as I said, I’ve done long runs in bad conditions before
(This 20-miler and this 18-miler 2 years ago come to mind!) It’s just a matter of if NYRR is going to cancel the half or make other weather-related modifications and if so, when. (not to mention that running in the rain is one thing, a hurricane is a whole other animal. i’m still thinking there’s time for the forecast to change though…)
Hope your NYCM training is going well!
when is your marathon? I am running Baltimore on October 15th. I am up to 14 miles this week. Jerseystrong.wordpress.com
i’m running NYC! This week is just a cutback for me-I did 18 miles last weekend.
I just had to send an email to NYRR letting them know I’m dropping from the Bronx 1/2
I encountered a knee issue during my long run on Saturday and I’m taking this week off.
Good luck and I hope the weather holds out!