re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

13.1 miles this morning. Still haven’t fired up the Fenix 3 so not sure on exact pace. It was slow and Ole Hal wanted me to race a half marathon. Decided to continue the slow long run. I feel GREAT afterwards. Last Saturday the 15 miler ruined me the rest of the day but I could do anything right now. Not phased at all besides the expected wear and tear from a long run.

Nice. Schedule with kids doesn’t permit me to get too many of those these days unless shoes are hitting pavement by 4:30.

3 mile run in humidity and rain the morning. Had to get back quick to get kids to sports. As soon as we got into the car they cancelled all games.

It’s now a perfect 69 out there and no rain.

Good runs for everybody!

Predicted temps for start of my long run tomorrow is 57

I got downvoted lol

Was supposed to get 15 but my form fell apart at 13 so I stopped. 148hr 1:39min.

46 for the week. Got a 15k next week and I’m ready.

You doing the Razor Run in Fayetteville?

Got 18 in today in 2:24:37 (8:02 pace)

Probably a bit too quick, my calves are feeling it

Gonna run it as well, but as part of my 20 miles for the day

The funny thing is, if I played basketball like you do for as long, I’d be wheezing the entire time. :rotfl:

Most mileage in a week I've ever done. Race is 2 weeks from today.

M: OFF
Tues: 7 (fast on road) suppose to be 9 but my son's practice got cut short. BOOOOOOO!!!!!
Wed: 12 (Road)
Thurs:9 (Road)
Fri: OFF
Sat: 23 (Lakefront Grass) 3L of fluids using Tailwind (400 cal) and 1 Orange. Not nearly enough. Bonked hard at 20. Out of fluid and nutrition. It was a rough final 3 miles. Lesson learned.
Sun: 11 (Spillway trail with friends). Maybe the best run of the whole training block. Fast.

Total: 62 miles

On to the taper. I pretty much have done all I can to prepare for this race. I ran in 98 degree sun filled day (only run I regret), trail runs, high dew soaked grass, rain, morning, noon, evening. I did not miss a workout since late July. I hope its enough.

So I finally put on the Garmin...here's what I've learned about my 4 mile Monday run (sorry for the large images):





VO2 Max: 45

Any thoughts on these numbers?

Question about the Garmin Fenix 3:

Is the "pace" at the bottom of the screen mid-run accurate? Is it supposed to fluctuate like crazy? It messed up my pacing for most of the run. I started at an 11 minute pace and sped up to 9:30 then suddenly it said 7:59 and I slowed down to 10:46, but that was on a hill. Finished the first mile around 10:15. I figured it was something wrong with me so I just pumped my legs the second mile and finished at a 8:47 pace though it still fluctuated throughout the run. Was pretty tired after that one and ran what I thought was slow but was still actually around a 10 minute pace.

Should I just ignore that pace tracker and wait for the mile updates?