So...the race I've focused on for so long is over. Now its time for the usual funk and general malaise to set in. What to do with all this time? What do I focus on? What is my next goal? This is always a difficult time for me.
For the short term, I'm thinking that I'll try at least one marathon to see what running at sea level, without hills, for just 3:15 to 3:25 feels like. Last Friday, I signed up for the Baltimore Marathon. It's this Saturday. I'm guessing it won't be too challenging, so long as I stick to my plan of running it 'just for fun' and not pushing myself. That means a ~3:20 finish (+/- 3 minutes for a 7:30 to 7:45/mile range). I think that will feel pretty comfortable. The big question is regarding how I'll feel Sunday morning. With my legs having primarily run on nice and soft trails and treadmills all summer, the impact effect could be huge. We'll see...
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john, congratulations on your transrockies victory. sounds very dramatic! i was hoping to compete at the monster marathon labor day weekend, but had some knee and foot pain resulting from my first go-round at the pikes peak marathon a couple of weeks previously. i'm the newsletter editor of the finger lakes runners club and was wondering if i might include your monster and transrockies stories in our newsletter. from you monster finish and projected road marathon time, it seems as though you and i would be well-matched (although as a 47-yr-old woman i get a huge head start at monster -- maybe you'll be back next year and i can spend the race waiting for you to catch me!). drop me a line at nk33 at cornell dot edu. have fun(!) at baltimore and with whatever else the year brings your way.
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