the home stretch
did 5k this morning in around 32 mins. about 6.30 pace I think. didn't feel too crash hot to be honest. dunno whether its just that i am under trained, tired legs from kicking stuff, didn't really eat dinner, had a couple of wines (ok 4) or what.
i'm going to do half an hour ish tomorrow morning but i have to say that compared to the Sydney half I feel drastically underprepared for sunday. i feel very unconfident - but now i feel is the time for misplaced confidence and positivity :) so who knows - i might surprise myself and do a MASSIVE pb :)
coolrunning isn't working on my work computer anymore :( i can get the banner but nothing else. anyone got any ideas???
posted by Ellie80 @ 8:10 am
8 Comments:
I'm in the same boat with you. My half is the 10th and I'm not feeling really confident of a PB. And I am 1000% better trained this time than last time. I'm hoping for a surprising boost of motivation race morning!
Jodi
You'll be fine as along as you don't go out too hard at the start. And if you don't run a PB, there will be plenty more opportunities so it won't be the end of the world, or mean that you can't run anymore!
Lulu is right. And maybe for dinner Saturday have something a little different from what you had last night ;-)
Good luck!
PS Can't help with the CR problem.
Oh, and by different I don't mean drink red instead of white, or visa versa :-)
Just forget about the preparation and concentrate on the race. You'll do fine. Don't forget your kick at the end ;)
CR's off my computer too - however I think it has more to do with my IT nazis than CR itself ;)
Don't worry about Sunday. CC 1/2 is a blast for all the *right* reasons. Don't think of it as a race, but a really, really social long run :)
Nice work ellie - enjoy CC ;-)
I have had some of my best races when I felt awful before a race.. But you have had some tough times this season, and, like Lulu says, the most important thing this time is not going out too fast. Also- letting go of the need to PB every race is one of the most important things to your running career! My first non-pb was half number 5 or so (the race after my pb and 6 minutes slower!), and it really threw me . I'm realising now that even a PW is ok, and part of being a runner, though it's still hard and I am really not looking forward to that first trip back over 1:50...
Have a fun weekend!
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