Sunday, January 4, 2015

Races as Training

With the Hennepin Hundred on the schedule, I wanted to find some races that would fit into a training plan leading up to the 100.  After some searching, I found what I was looking for.  Three races that should fit the bill, each one progressively giving me more time on my feet.  

The first one will be in May.  I signed up for the Starved Rock Marathon in Ottawa, IL.  I ran the inaugural one last year.  It was a well-organized race with a really nice course that I struggled to finish in a bit over 4 hours.  This was during my left knee problems before my meniscus surgery, so the result was not really unexpected.  It wasn't that the time was slow, it just was a hard last few miles.  I am figuring that four to four and a half hours will actually be a good training run for this year.  With my training starting in February, I should be ready for this.

Tomorrow - Race #2

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