2014 has gone and we welcome 2015 and a start for new goals and new aspirations. My aspiration is to eventually qualify for the Boston Marathon within 2 years. I need to drop about 65 minutes from my marathon PR set in Richmond in November, 2013. I'm hopeful that I can accomplish it, but it will take time.
I always run the Resolution Run 5KI around Patterson Park on New Year's Day. It's a fun run, even if it is a bit hilly getting to the upper loop. My goal was to take it easy, have fun with it and look for people to run with, if even for a little bit. As usual I went out way to fast, in chilly temps and then held on. One day I'll learn how to pace myself so I don't blow through my energy so quickly. I will need that as I prepare for Pittsburgh in May. I finished the 5K in 28:42 or about 9:11/mile. By far not my fastest but not too bad for what I was expecting and it was nice to get 2015 off to a nice start.
In training I am really focusing on keeping my easy runs, easy. I tend to go out a little bit too fast but still feel comfortable. This type of harder running on my easy days doesn't work the "right systems", so I'm not working the aerobic base I need to run 26.2 miles and instead I'm going into the anaerobic space where I use up energy more quickly than I need to. I found that if I work both systems with slower easy runs and hard tempo and interval runs and slower long runs, I am able to drop my times. I'm really trying to focus on that. Eventually my easy runs will be a little faster and tempo and interval runs will be harder as well. I just have to be patient.
I'm also continuing my strength training with the IronStrength workouts. Humbling still but it is definitely making me stronger.
I did have my physical in the last week of December which turned out fine and the labs came back fine. I did find out that my body is changing for the better due to the endurance exercise so I will keep it up.
It's time to get serious about my training and see what I can really accomplish. I'm ready to see what I can do.
Happy running.
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