After two days off from running I ran a wonderful 4.5 this morning mostly to assess whether running in the RNR 1/2 marathon tomorrow was going to be doable. Well, everything felt great. I ran 1/2 mile at pace and it seemed to feel OK. Now racing 13 miles tomorrow might feel a lot different, but I feel a lot better than I did on Monday and Tuesday. So I'm going to give it a go tomorrow and we'll see how long I can hang on with Paul.
BTW...Paul Tergat and NICOLAS KOECH both scratched so the former world record holder is now out of the picture. The elite coordinator was very upset about it but I think the race will go on just fine without him.
I toured the course and it won't be all that bad. The entirety of Mile 4 is uphill but the elevation map makes the course look hillier than it it is. |