Help me with my ToT 10 Miler...

[imagination30]

sounds like your doing wonderful... , but Just remember I heard that it can be muggy down there at that time of year.. bc there were many of the people that ran it from here .. said it was very muggy fro that time of year .. , but other than that keep up the good work..

 

[Joshua&CalebDad]

DD, takes no prisoners and his name is not Dan, it is Nick. I only point that out because we have a thread going on him as he pushes his body beyond it's natural limits to complete a 500 mile mountain race. Nick will always offer encouragement and I doubt he expects folks to kill it the way he does, it is for him but he will always try and get you to push yourself to your own limits. I find his comments are great motivators.

I'm not sure why I posted Dan, must have had too many thoughst on my mind at that point. Anyways...thanks for the correction. And my apologies to "Duck"/Nick.

 

[Joshua&CalebDad]

Good luck with your long run!

My biggest motivation when training for Disney races is reminding myself that if I arrive undertrained I'll be completely miserable during the race. So I make it my goal to be well-trained enough that I don't really have to worry about being able to complete the distance and can just focus on taking it all in and having a great time. We all have off-weeks once in awhile...just get back to it!

I know what you mean about being undertrained. That may be one of the reasons I am training more than what I really need to. I would much rather train with the mindset of a half marathon or longer that way when it comes time to run the 10 miler I know I'll be good to go.

When I first started running I read a book that had a great phrase, "Hay in the Barn". I'm not sure if thats a normal running phrase or just something specific to the book. The more consistently I run the more "hay" I put in the barn so that when I need it on race day, it is there and I can use it.

 

[Mr mom]

I'm not sure why I posted Dan, must have had too many thoughst on my mind at that point. Anyways...thanks for the correction. And my apologies to "Duck"/Nick.

No biggie... Nick is an incredible runner and I doubt he would care what you call him

 

[Joshua&CalebDad]

So here is what I did last week (I did fall off the wagon a little but its a new week)...

Wednesday, the 29th - 3.5 miles

Friday, the 31st - 3.5 miles

Saturday, the 1st - 5 miles (with a lot of yard work right after, does that count?)

 

[Texas84]

Saturday, the 1st - 5 miles (with a lot of yard work right after, does that count?)

Yes it does!