I went and ran the marathon course today. It's a double out and back plus a little bit (2x2x10.5km + 195 meters). I ran one out and back which should be 21 km or 13.05 miles. STraM said 12.86 miles (1.5% error). Cal factor was 1.029. I should consider adjusting it. Pace was so awful though that I'll hold off for now.
As you can see from the graph, it was a dreadful day. First, the course is quite hilly (the "this is not a flat course" advertisement isn't a lie). I kept it under 150 bpm as best I could, but by the end, I couldn't jog more than a minute (even on the flat part) before I got above 150 and had to walk. I don't see how I'll ever break 4 hours on that.
I had looked forward to the 10-mile race on Sunday, but now I'm not even sure I'll break 1:20. I'm sure I could have done it very easily when I ran the 10K in February. Has my lactate threshold slid from all this slow running? Maybe I should thrown in a short tempo run on Tuesday. Would that help? Oh well, I think I'll take a nap.
Week's mileage: 37
shoes: WC4 56 miles
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