Had another good training run this morning. Ran just under 10.7 and kept my average pace under 10:00/mi which is a training goal of mine. I have a race next weekend and I feel pretty good about it right now. If I run at my training pace, which is between 9:15 and 9:45 per mile, I will finish with a time between 2:01 and 2:07, which would be mega-awesome!
I did better on my fueling this time around but still struggled with my hill repeat at the end of the course. Perhaps it is since I am running near my hardest that I really have very little strength/endurance left to just power through. This is a hill we run on a fairly regular basis and I know I can conquer it will relative ease but when I am at the end of a run it is just killer.
I still have the dry heave issue and I just think it is my body not liking the cold water hitting the stomach while my body is a little stressed due to the start of the run. Lately I haven't had trouble with heaves as the run progressed.
So right now the weather forecast for the race has low in the 40s with a high in the 60s. This could pose a challenge as my cold gear starts getting too hot in the mid-40s range so I'll be keeping a close eye on the forecast. I'm excited about this race because it will mark the end of a four race challenge I started last year in the spring. I am signed up for two more races in this series of races so that I can be a Streaker and then race any half marathon with this production company for $50.
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