Saturday, January 7, 2017

Somewhere Deep Inside...

I channeled my inner speed demon from somewhere deep inside this morning...

I ran with Jani and we did the same 60s:30s intervals that we did on Thursday, and we ended up with a pretty impressive pace (for both of us) with... (drumroll please)... NEGATIVE SPLITS!!!
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And we were exhausted after! (but never too tired to smile for a post-run selfie)...

Tomorrow we will be doing a longer run (not sure how long yet) with the same intervals but a slower pace. I'm thinking that we should probably aim for an 11:30 - sub-12mins/mile just so we make it through the longer distance without too much difficulty. I know that I'm still in recovery mode from the flu (yes still) so I'm not going to go crazy, I'll just pace myself and be humble...

Several months ago I put my 2017 PR goals in writing and took a picture of them so I would see them on my phone whenever I went through my photos (which I do daily). But when I looked at them today I started to wonder if they were realistic...
The doubts started creeping in when I was listening to Episode 35: New Year, New You on the Runner's World Show (podcast) today and they spoke about setting realistic goals. I don't want to give up on them before I even start, but I also don't want to set myself up for failure. So I figured I may need a Plan B...
(What do you guys think?)

On a final quick note: I was really impressed with this gesture by the Miami Marathon group...

I know that a lot of the Disney half marathon runners were planning on running today anyway. So even if their miles were "unofficial" they were going to get them completed so that when they picked up their medals they really would have earned them. But for the others who didn't do that, the Miami Half Marathon is an excellent option! The course is really beautiful and the weather is usually perfect for running. If any of you Disney Half Runners decide to do the Miami Half look out for me on the course!

Do you only count your PRs when you get them at a race? Or do you consider it a PR if you achieved it during a training run?

What are some of your finish time goals for this year? Do you have a plan B also?

Are you running the Miami half (or full) this year?

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