If you didn't know... I am running a 30K on March 24th. Gulp. The most I've run is 25km.
I have a while more to train, I am hoping to hit 30k, sometime next weekend, or during exams. At least by the end of the month.
I'm probably going to be doing 2-3 runs a week. 1 Run will be my SUPER long run (at least 22kms). I am trying to hit 35k, just because I told myself if I run 35km before the end of February, I will sign up for the Toronto marathon.
My other run will probably be 10-15km, just to have a more relaxed run, or to work on my pace. Lately I've been doing either Saturday or Sunday, and then Wednesday is my shorter run.
Let me talk about goals.
I want to finish the 30k in between the times 2:40:00-2:45:59
Well, I could be faster, but I am hoping for around there. At this rate, I think I will be somewhere around 2:50:00-2:53:00.
But I am trying for around 2:40:00.
Other than time goals, I would like to place in the top 2,500 (there are a total of 8,500 runners) and place in the top 10 for my age category (F15-19). Last year there were 38 people in that category.
I think I have my hopes a little high, but that's good, I will train HARD and long for this!
I just won't wreck my legs.
As long as my time is under 3 hours, and I place in the top 50%, I think I will be pretty darn happy.
But these are my goals.
I will achieve them.
The other thing is that when I am actually running a race, adrenaline gets to me. When I was training for my half marathon, I had only ran the 13 miles, once before, and it took me like 2:30 hours. But when I actually RAN IT for real, my time was around 2:01. I was expecting to come in at 2:20. That was an amazing feeling.
I think that cross country has helped my breathing a lot. Breathing is a lot easier now. But my endurance is kinda shotty (obviously if I ran 25km yesterday, it's not) it's just my legs get tired. I was on running rest for a month, but I could walk, so I would speed-walk uphill on treadmills at the gym, at a 20-25% incline. So I didn't lose too much of my endurance. It's just my legs get REALLY tired REALLY fast. It's from the running movement. Although my body can take endurance and breathing heavy for a long period of time, my legs can't take that repetitive movement.
Yesterday during my run, up until 10km, my pace was good, and I felt good. From 10k-18k, my pace slowed about :10-:20 seconds/km, and then from 18k-20k, I was really "hacking it". The last 5 k, my pace had slowed a whole minute from the first 10k. I was running slower than my average time at my half marathon. It was bad. But at least I finished! I ran 25km in 2:33. Which is pretty good, but not as good as I am hoping for. But literally, my legs were in PAIN intense, horrifying, PAIN for the last 5k.
I also misjudged the length of my run by a long shot.
I don't know. All I want to do is run, but I can barely walk right now. Wednesday I might do 18k.
We'll see.
I have a while more to train, I am hoping to hit 30k, sometime next weekend, or during exams. At least by the end of the month.
I'm probably going to be doing 2-3 runs a week. 1 Run will be my SUPER long run (at least 22kms). I am trying to hit 35k, just because I told myself if I run 35km before the end of February, I will sign up for the Toronto marathon.
My other run will probably be 10-15km, just to have a more relaxed run, or to work on my pace. Lately I've been doing either Saturday or Sunday, and then Wednesday is my shorter run.
Let me talk about goals.
I want to finish the 30k in between the times 2:40:00-2:45:59
Well, I could be faster, but I am hoping for around there. At this rate, I think I will be somewhere around 2:50:00-2:53:00.
But I am trying for around 2:40:00.
Other than time goals, I would like to place in the top 2,500 (there are a total of 8,500 runners) and place in the top 10 for my age category (F15-19). Last year there were 38 people in that category.
I think I have my hopes a little high, but that's good, I will train HARD and long for this!
I just won't wreck my legs.
As long as my time is under 3 hours, and I place in the top 50%, I think I will be pretty darn happy.
But these are my goals.
I will achieve them.
The other thing is that when I am actually running a race, adrenaline gets to me. When I was training for my half marathon, I had only ran the 13 miles, once before, and it took me like 2:30 hours. But when I actually RAN IT for real, my time was around 2:01. I was expecting to come in at 2:20. That was an amazing feeling.
I think that cross country has helped my breathing a lot. Breathing is a lot easier now. But my endurance is kinda shotty (obviously if I ran 25km yesterday, it's not) it's just my legs get tired. I was on running rest for a month, but I could walk, so I would speed-walk uphill on treadmills at the gym, at a 20-25% incline. So I didn't lose too much of my endurance. It's just my legs get REALLY tired REALLY fast. It's from the running movement. Although my body can take endurance and breathing heavy for a long period of time, my legs can't take that repetitive movement.
Yesterday during my run, up until 10km, my pace was good, and I felt good. From 10k-18k, my pace slowed about :10-:20 seconds/km, and then from 18k-20k, I was really "hacking it". The last 5 k, my pace had slowed a whole minute from the first 10k. I was running slower than my average time at my half marathon. It was bad. But at least I finished! I ran 25km in 2:33. Which is pretty good, but not as good as I am hoping for. But literally, my legs were in PAIN intense, horrifying, PAIN for the last 5k.
I also misjudged the length of my run by a long shot.
I don't know. All I want to do is run, but I can barely walk right now. Wednesday I might do 18k.
We'll see.
No comments:
Post a Comment