I've been really bad at updating and managed to get 3 weeks behind. Oh well.
Today was probably the last good workout before St George. I have been feeling like my training was not where it should be. I have put in a lot of miles, but not much speed work, I like to do a half marathon 3-4 weeks before a marathon, but couldn't fit one into my schedule this time around. Today I tried to put in an equivalent effort.
22 miles. 11 up big cottonwood canyon at 8:42 average pace. 2700 foot gain. A few seconds slower than the last equivalent run a few weeks ago, but also more of a headwind. Also I've been sick for the last 2 weeks and am still dealing with a fair amount of chest congestion. Then I did 10 marathon pace effort miles downhill. 57:25. The 2500 foot drop helps a lot, but honestly anything over 3-4 % starts to become counterproductive for me. Too much braking. I was fastest on the gentler slopes. Slowest mile was on the 10% drop.
Very nice run that didn't really didn't leave me too beat up. Good sign that I might survive St George.
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