Well the training is over and I have a day off tomorrow and then 42kms on Sunday. I am quite nervous but looking forward to the experience. I am expecting to be in a fair bit of pain for the first few days after the event but the suffering is all part of the fun.
This week has been very light on as far as kms go, just having done around 20 since Monday and two days of no running. The cold I got has been pretty light but I have still taken a fair bit of Echinacea and Vitamin C. All of my training runs have seemed hard even when my heart rate has been low and my pace seems to have spiked my heart rate quickly. I think it will be best to aim for 3.45 to 4 hours on Sunday rather than go quicker but I know that I get caught up in the excitement at the start but 42kms is along way.
Today I just did some laps of the Strathalbyn Footy Oval at lunchtime at the pace that felt comfy. The laps were around 440 metres and I was averaging 2.08 or just 5 mins per km. It was very hard to slow down as this seemed the most normal pace to be at.
Will hopefully post a report on the race on Monday.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Adelaide Marathon (losing my viriginity)
The Adelaide Marathon is on this Sunday 30th August and I have put up my hand to do it. It is my first attempt at a marathon and I have put in quite a few kms training to get my body ready for the assault. I certainly could have done a few more long runs but the few I have done give me some confidence that I can finish. As long as I drink enough I should be right.
I have looked high and low on the net for info on hydration and I think that ideally I should be consuming around 700ml an hour, possibly more towards the end. The event has Gu20 as its electrolyte drink, I have not tried it so I hope it is palatable. I will take a couple of gels through the event but I am not convinced that they do much. The ones I have taken during training have not hurt so I think I might as well take them. The extra carbs should help with recovery at least.
The course starts at Santos Stadium, heads down to Glenelg, goes along the coast to West Beach then back down Henley Beach and then along the Torrens back to Santos Stadium. A full 42.2 kms which is relatively flat but could experience some windy sections. The forecast is for some showers at the moment. That I can live with but please no wind. I aim to set off slow, around 5.10 min per km for the first couple of k's then ramp it up to around 4.55 per km and try and keep it there until half way then assess how I feel. I would like to stay around that pace till at least the 30 km mark and then I am into the unknown. I know that I will slow towards the end but I did manage in my last long run of 28 kms to finish strong so would hope to keep my pace around 5.10-5.15 in the last 10-12 kms
I have looked high and low on the net for info on hydration and I think that ideally I should be consuming around 700ml an hour, possibly more towards the end. The event has Gu20 as its electrolyte drink, I have not tried it so I hope it is palatable. I will take a couple of gels through the event but I am not convinced that they do much. The ones I have taken during training have not hurt so I think I might as well take them. The extra carbs should help with recovery at least.
The course starts at Santos Stadium, heads down to Glenelg, goes along the coast to West Beach then back down Henley Beach and then along the Torrens back to Santos Stadium. A full 42.2 kms which is relatively flat but could experience some windy sections. The forecast is for some showers at the moment. That I can live with but please no wind. I aim to set off slow, around 5.10 min per km for the first couple of k's then ramp it up to around 4.55 per km and try and keep it there until half way then assess how I feel. I would like to stay around that pace till at least the 30 km mark and then I am into the unknown. I know that I will slow towards the end but I did manage in my last long run of 28 kms to finish strong so would hope to keep my pace around 5.10-5.15 in the last 10-12 kms
Work, training and life in general delay important posts
Finally posting again after what seems like a long time. Hmmmm 2 months, yes that qualifies as a long time. As far as stuff goes not a huge amount has happened. I have logged a lot of kilometres running in preparation for the Adelaide Marathon which is this Sunday, the 30th August. My first goal is just to finish but to be truthful I would like to get somewhere near 3 hours 30 mins or at least closer to that than 4 hours.
To try and make the marathon happen I have had to give swimming the flick for the time being and reduce my riding time as well. The weather has been pretty atrocious for cycling with some amazing winds. I think I was mentally scarred by a couple of Saturday rides with a strong northerly. I tried to avoid it but ended punishing myself by tackling a 4km hill climb with some 10+% gradient sections directly into the wind and the last 4 km of the ride was directly into the wind on an incline with a short 200m climb but a 14-15%gradient. I have not been on the road since then and that was a month ago. Recovery rides on the trainer have been all I have done on the bike since.
I have purchased a new toy, a Garmin 310XT, which has been a lot of fun to play with preparing for the Adelaide Marathon. I will write a post about its uses and functionality
To try and make the marathon happen I have had to give swimming the flick for the time being and reduce my riding time as well. The weather has been pretty atrocious for cycling with some amazing winds. I think I was mentally scarred by a couple of Saturday rides with a strong northerly. I tried to avoid it but ended punishing myself by tackling a 4km hill climb with some 10+% gradient sections directly into the wind and the last 4 km of the ride was directly into the wind on an incline with a short 200m climb but a 14-15%gradient. I have not been on the road since then and that was a month ago. Recovery rides on the trainer have been all I have done on the bike since.
I have purchased a new toy, a Garmin 310XT, which has been a lot of fun to play with preparing for the Adelaide Marathon. I will write a post about its uses and functionality
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