Mar 1, 2007
Piling the Miles On
Well I'm starting to enter into the "Meaty" part of the Marathon training. The long runs are ranging from 16-20 miles and I'm getting in some decent weekly mileage. Last week I got in two 7 milers and two 5 milers before taking on a challenging 15.2 long run.
Our talented Karen #2 plotted out our course, actually she gave us 3 options, and surprisingly we all picked the hardest one. At the time it seemed interesting and new. In reality it was pretty hellish. Basically it was the last 15 miles of the Derby Marathon course, revamped into a loop course to get us back to Fleet Feet. Running this course brought back a lot of memories of last year's Derby Marathon.
We started with about 15 people in our group. At around mile 4 those training for the Mini turned off and we were down to about 10. As we headed into downtown we all separated into little small pace groups. The lead pack seemed to take off once we were crossing the 2nd St. bridge. I decided it was time for a small CarbBoom Break. Once I got down that yummy apple cinnamon treat I played catch up with the lead group. I finally caught up to them in the “turn around” area in Indiana and we regrouped and headed back across the bridge.
Once back to the “Ville” nature was calling for three of us and the friendly folks at the Courtyard Marriot let us borrow their facilities. The rest of the group took off and after a brief restroom break we started the long run back to Fleet Feet.
We ran into the runners preparing for the Run To The Sun and our good buddy George Lindsay was giving the race participates a quick pep talk over the loud speaker. As we ran by him we quickly said our “Hello” and George announced to the crowd the passing of the Not Quite Ready For Prime Timers!!! Thanks for the shout out George!!
We made the turn down Breckenridge and I thought I would have a little trouble remember the rest of the course, but the nice little hill by the Come Back Inn jogged my memory and the rest all came back to me.
By the end of the run my legs were pretty beat up. I actually maintained a halfway decent pace, which means that the training during the week is starting to pay off.
After re-gathering at Fleet Feet it was time to put our feet up at Heine Brothers. We shared great conversation over our favorite TV shows. The Office, Grey’s Anatomy and 24 are usually the top choices amongst the group.
Now it’s time to prepare for an 18 mile long run this weekend.
Our talented Karen #2 plotted out our course, actually she gave us 3 options, and surprisingly we all picked the hardest one. At the time it seemed interesting and new. In reality it was pretty hellish. Basically it was the last 15 miles of the Derby Marathon course, revamped into a loop course to get us back to Fleet Feet. Running this course brought back a lot of memories of last year's Derby Marathon.
We started with about 15 people in our group. At around mile 4 those training for the Mini turned off and we were down to about 10. As we headed into downtown we all separated into little small pace groups. The lead pack seemed to take off once we were crossing the 2nd St. bridge. I decided it was time for a small CarbBoom Break. Once I got down that yummy apple cinnamon treat I played catch up with the lead group. I finally caught up to them in the “turn around” area in Indiana and we regrouped and headed back across the bridge.
Once back to the “Ville” nature was calling for three of us and the friendly folks at the Courtyard Marriot let us borrow their facilities. The rest of the group took off and after a brief restroom break we started the long run back to Fleet Feet.
We ran into the runners preparing for the Run To The Sun and our good buddy George Lindsay was giving the race participates a quick pep talk over the loud speaker. As we ran by him we quickly said our “Hello” and George announced to the crowd the passing of the Not Quite Ready For Prime Timers!!! Thanks for the shout out George!!
We made the turn down Breckenridge and I thought I would have a little trouble remember the rest of the course, but the nice little hill by the Come Back Inn jogged my memory and the rest all came back to me.
By the end of the run my legs were pretty beat up. I actually maintained a halfway decent pace, which means that the training during the week is starting to pay off.
After re-gathering at Fleet Feet it was time to put our feet up at Heine Brothers. We shared great conversation over our favorite TV shows. The Office, Grey’s Anatomy and 24 are usually the top choices amongst the group.
Now it’s time to prepare for an 18 mile long run this weekend.
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