...be boarding the plane that will take me to Geneva. I signed up to run in Berlin more than 5 months ago with one idea: running the fastest marathon of my life. And here I am, in late July, working hard to achieve my goal. This has been an incredibly difficult training bloc. First, the weather in New Orleans is not friendly at all during the summer. I am running in very hot and humid conditions day in and day out. Then, my right knee has given me some problems since I started to increase my weekly mileage (3-4 weeks ago). But those problems have not stopped me from going out to do my runs. The hot and humid conditions can only make me stronger as long as I complete the workouts with the required intensity. It's not about how fast I can run my speed workouts, tempos, or long runs, it's about having the motivation to put together workouts with intensity. My times do not reflect how fast I really am. I am slower than normal, but I am not worried about it. The thinner the air, the faster I will go... and the air in Berlin will be thin... so watch out! My knee is getting better, I have done two runs without pain this week. I found out that my lower right train was lacking balance, and I am working to correct this problem. I also noticed that my stride was not as efficient as it usually is, so I am trying to get a more efficient running form.
I ran 60 miles last week. Three quality workouts and four easy runs. The fartlek and tempo runs were good, but I had a hard time to keep the pace up in the 11 mile marathon pace run on Friday. I ran 7:15 on average, but I need to drop that pace to 6:55. I am not in panic yet... I have 8 more weeks and I am feeling really strong.
I ran 60 miles last week. Three quality workouts and four easy runs. The fartlek and tempo runs were good, but I had a hard time to keep the pace up in the 11 mile marathon pace run on Friday. I ran 7:15 on average, but I need to drop that pace to 6:55. I am not in panic yet... I have 8 more weeks and I am feeling really strong.