Today is race day and I think back to reflect on my training to this point …
Wait a second … What training?
I have had only a few training runs; none more than 5km and none on any kind of terrain aside from nice flat road.
Here is a look at the race map … It goes in loops around High Park, which is anything but flat road!
I’m in trouble.
My usual 10km time with no training is about 1hr, 10 mins. So about 7 minutes per km on average. If I keep that in mind while I run I should definately be able to finish today in about 56 minutes or less, considering that I don’t have to go as far.
I definitely need to refocus training to be able to do a half marathon by the fall.
I will update this post with results later today.
EDIT:
I ended up being a little slower than expected, but not that far off. I finished the run with a chip time of 58:57 so only a few minutes behind my expected finish.
I realize now that this is pretty bad for my class. I was the fourth slowest runner in Men 25-34.
I was so slow that the final water station on the course was out of water by the time I got there.
It’s time to get serious and start with some more intense and more frequent training runs.
