October 17, 2013
When I woke up this morning, I was still full. Normally, when I eat like a glutton the night before, I actually wake up hungry. Not today. I did eventually eat breakfast, which is said to be the most important meal of the day. I suppose this is true in some sense. You need to replenish your energy from a night's sleep. Your body repairs itself overnight as does your brain, so you usually wake up lacking fuel for your day. Also, if you don't eat breakfast, you are more likely to eat more throughout the day. So, I always eat breakfast. I actually eat the same thing every morning: A piece of toast with all natural peanut butter and jam with a cup of Earl Grey tea (my shout out to Captain Picard, except I have to actually make the tea rather than just request it from a replicator....Star Trek reference for those of you not in the know).
The rest of my meals are usually prepared by Honey. I eat whatever she makes because I told her, my favorite food is the food someone else makes for me. I really don't like to cook. I like to eat though, so it is good that Honey cooks most of the time for me. In a pinch, I can make a few things and I have a grill, so if it can be set on fire, I can grill it. I also like making salads, so if I have all my ingredients, I'm good there too...but I still prefer Honey's food. I do wish she would prepare only healthy, organic food, but since that costs too much money and takes too much time, I don't complain. If I ever come into some more money though, she will have to bend to my culinary will!!! MWHAHAHAHAHA!
I was going to talk about pacing your marathon from the 22 Essential Pieces of Marathon Training Advice from Active.com, but for some reason, the article in this step (step 20) is missing. I have read the article, but I am unable to link it for you here. I will try again in the future.
Basically, when it comes to pacing, you should pretty much ignore the pacing chart you got at the marathon expo. The good ones will take into account the terrain, but they can't take into account race day weather, or crowding, or cramping, or GI issues, or whatever else is thrown at you. They can serve as a general guide, but you have to let how you are feeling at the time be your actual guide. The most important thing you need to know is that if you push too hard in the first half to 2/3rds of the race, your last third is going to be miserable. Sure, you may finish, but any time goals you had hoped to meet will be blown out of the water. You can easily go from 9 min miles to 20 in the blink of an eye. Trust me, it happened to me.
I ran the NYC marathon at a 9 min per mile pace up to about mile 22. After that, 15 - 20 minutes per mile for the last four at least. I ended with a time of 4:20, so I averaged 10 min per mile, but you can see how fast your goals can slip away. So, pace yourself. Let your body be your guide, not your watch. If you are an experienced marathoner, you can pay attention to your watch more, but if you are a beginner, no!
Here are my numbers today:
Time: 30:00
The rest of my meals are usually prepared by Honey. I eat whatever she makes because I told her, my favorite food is the food someone else makes for me. I really don't like to cook. I like to eat though, so it is good that Honey cooks most of the time for me. In a pinch, I can make a few things and I have a grill, so if it can be set on fire, I can grill it. I also like making salads, so if I have all my ingredients, I'm good there too...but I still prefer Honey's food. I do wish she would prepare only healthy, organic food, but since that costs too much money and takes too much time, I don't complain. If I ever come into some more money though, she will have to bend to my culinary will!!! MWHAHAHAHAHA!
I was going to talk about pacing your marathon from the 22 Essential Pieces of Marathon Training Advice from Active.com, but for some reason, the article in this step (step 20) is missing. I have read the article, but I am unable to link it for you here. I will try again in the future.
Basically, when it comes to pacing, you should pretty much ignore the pacing chart you got at the marathon expo. The good ones will take into account the terrain, but they can't take into account race day weather, or crowding, or cramping, or GI issues, or whatever else is thrown at you. They can serve as a general guide, but you have to let how you are feeling at the time be your actual guide. The most important thing you need to know is that if you push too hard in the first half to 2/3rds of the race, your last third is going to be miserable. Sure, you may finish, but any time goals you had hoped to meet will be blown out of the water. You can easily go from 9 min miles to 20 in the blink of an eye. Trust me, it happened to me.
I ran the NYC marathon at a 9 min per mile pace up to about mile 22. After that, 15 - 20 minutes per mile for the last four at least. I ended with a time of 4:20, so I averaged 10 min per mile, but you can see how fast your goals can slip away. So, pace yourself. Let your body be your guide, not your watch. If you are an experienced marathoner, you can pay attention to your watch more, but if you are a beginner, no!
Here are my numbers today:
Time: 30:00
Distance: 3.37 miles
Pace: 8:53/m
Max Pace: 7:42/m
Calories: 331
Avg HR: 126
Max HR: 138
My time today is the exact time as yesterday, but look at the difference in HR (yesterday was 139/158). I assume it was mostly because of the heat yesterday. Whatever it was, today was significantly easier, and that is always a good thing. That's it for now...
Run for Life!!
My time today is the exact time as yesterday, but look at the difference in HR (yesterday was 139/158). I assume it was mostly because of the heat yesterday. Whatever it was, today was significantly easier, and that is always a good thing. That's it for now...
Run for Life!!
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