I’ve never really referred to the Cleveland Half Marathon as an “A” race, but it is. My goal for this race is to go sub 1:40, knocking 49 seconds off my Shamrock time from March.
I’ve been so quiet about training specifics all year, but since March I’ve done some things that I think will get me to that new half marathon mark:
- This race week I am nearly 3 pounds lighter than Shamrock. Slightly better eating and continued “little bit” of core work has helped me hit that mark. I’m about 5 pounds from where I want to be, but that’s something I’ll focus on before Richmond Marathon training begins.
- Having a coach has pushed me to much faster training runs, and very specific runs that have pushed me to run below half marathon pace at times. I wrote about needing to do that shortly after Shamrock and I’m very happy about successfully doing that.
- I’ve run in a huge variety of weather with huge temperature swings. The weather forecast on Sunday is looking very warm with a high of 80 that day. The overnight low, though, is 60, so for the 7 a.m. start it shouldn’t be too bad. And if it is uncomfortable, I’ll adjust as the race goes along.
- My 10k PR was comfortably under my half marathon goal pace. I’m confident I can double that effort.
My brief illness seems to be completely gone, so all that’s left is a bit of driving to Ohio on Friday …
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Sounds like you are ready to rock and roll (like how I worked that in there?). We should try to line up together…I’m usually around a 1:38. With my legs feeling cruddy, I plan to go out conservatively and then see where I am. Anyhow, email me or tweet if you want to catch up race morning! Good luck!!
Definitely sounds like you’ve got things dialed in David for a great race this weekend. I’ve got a 1/2 marathon next weekend, though I’m still not 100% decided on what time I’m aiming for.
Good Luck on Sunday…maybe I will see you out there… I plan on going through the half around 1:40 or slightly slower than that heading into the full.
Sounds like you are ready to achieve your goal!! Good luck!!
Hope you have a great run!
It really sounds like you are prepared for this one! I am sure the fatigue is just due to a little pre-race stress. I hope everything goes well this weekend and you get your time!
Good luck David. Sounds like you are all set to hit your goal.