Website up tomorrow at some point. Tonight I did my weekly spin class to help prepare my legs for the last 6 miles. Basically, I know I can run 20 miles pretty quickly. The goal would be to hit 20 miles in 2:45. That would give me an hour to finish the marathon with time to spare. So, for the first 20 miles, I would have to run an 8:15 mile. Actually, Ryan Hall below is running probably a 5:10 or 5:15 mile. Those professionals are freaking fast. I can't imagine running 1 mile in 5:15, let alone 26.2 miles.
The last 5 to 6 miles is what makes or breaks your time. I crashed in all three of my marathons at about mile 21. I basically didn't train hard enough and mix in enough cross training. So now, in addition to logging the miles, I am cross training with weights and plyometrics along with hitting spin class once a week. We'll see what happens. If anyone has any other great advice to help with training, shoot me an e mail at beatingryanreynolds@gmail.com
Running 5 miles tomorrow morning. Go TIM!!
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