Sunday, May 24, 2009

The Numbers Talk: Pre LA Marathon

Tomorrow I'll be taking on my 6th marathon...good old LA.  Weather looks good and I'm definitely my usual combination of nervous and pumped up.

I've raced 3 out of the last 4 weekends.  Well, Big Sur wasn't really a race for me (4:41:xx)  But the SM 10k (48:11) and the SB Wine Country Half (1:50:00) definitely were.  I took last weekend off in prep for tomorrow and I think I'm ready for a big PR.

The numbers say I'm capable of a sub-4 hour marathon.  That's been my end game for awhile.  I'm planning on going for it.  I'll head out with 9 minute miles and see if I can hold on.  I might even run with the 4:00 pace group - we'll see!

Fingers crossed, but I must admit I'm not entirely sure of this one.  My goals...

A) Sub 4 (ok, I'd take 4:00:00)
B) Sub 4:10
C) Sub 4:20
D) PR (previous 4:28:41)
E) Finish

Is that a first?  5 goals?

I'll let you know how it goes manana!

4 comments:

  1. Leave it all on the line tomorrow Cody! You've shown some great improvement in the last few months. I'm looking forward to the race report!

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  2. Good luck tomorrow ! I know you've done a lot of marathons, but remember to go out slowly and stay on pace. ... it's so easy for me to go out feeling good for the first 16-17 mi, and then start fading fast. Keep strong with a 9:09ish mile ! You can do it !

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  3. Hey guys - thanks.....but unfortunately today was pretty brutal! RR up! :)

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