resting this week has been great for the quad. my flexibility is back to 95% on that side, and i haven't felt any twinges or weirdness at all this week, though i was generally a little tired. but that's what a rest week is for, right?
tomorrow i've got 13.1 mi of running to do - at Boston's Run to Remember. the race is a tribute to Boston's law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty. after the tragedy of marathon monday, the race sold out in record time. the security is supposed to be very tight this year, understandably. it will be interesting to see how they run it, and if/how it affects the race timing, atmosphere, and results.
before the quad strain, i was feeling in tip-top running shape. my secret/not-so-secret-if-it's-on-the-blog plan was to try and PR this race. i mean, c'mon! it was hard not to think that way. i hadn't felt that strong on the run, pretty much ever. so the prospect of a flat-ish 13.1 to test out my new fast(er) legs was sooooo tempting. i've been itching to go sub 2hrs for a few years now.
BUT. as scary/irritating as the quad strain was, it was a good reality check for me.
HELLOOOOO. this is, at best, what, a C race for me? and i'm considering running it really hard? for what? to injure myself? to prove that i can run that fast, even though i'll be guaranteed to run significantly slower during IRONMAN Louisville? nope. ain't gonna do it.
the plan is instead to run slow. treat it like what it is: a training run. though i know at this point i can run it in sub-9 minute/mi fashion, i will instead be shooting for a 10min/mi, which is nearer to what i plan to run at Louisville. a nice, easy long run pace. enough air in the lungs to cheer right along with the spectators, all while keeping the HR relatively low.
i've trained too hard thus far, put in too many hours away from the bebe and CTO to blow it all on a dumb PR on a race that isn't even 10% of the total distance of IMLou. no gracias.
OH. AND. i've officially RSVP'd for one of the supported iamtri training weekends in Louisville!! i'll be going in July (thanks be to the wonderful support of Grandmommy and Grandpa for coming up to help the CTO with the kidlet over the long weekend.) it'll be squeezed in a week after my 70.3 (NE Trifest) and two weeks before my mountain century (still feeling a little *eep* about this one), but coach thinks it's a great idea, so of i'll go! i usually get pretty nervous riding a course i've never done before...will i get lost (probably), will there be shitty people driving cars trying to kill me (probably), what if blahblahblah. riding it with the iamtri group, in a supported manner, will help ease those worries come race day. or so i tell myself!
any of y'all ride the course before your IM? or plan to do a course preview before Lou?
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