Final Preparations

With only a week to go I am making the final preparations for my big race. I would say that up until this last week I didn't know what to expect for the 13.9miles. So I didn't feel prepared for the distance. After the 10.6 mile run I felt more confident that I could run the Coniston 14 with a healthy pace and get a good time. After a 13.47 mile run, which was a tough one, and a poor time of 1:47 I felt a bit low, but thinking back to the route there were 6 large climbs on the run, which would account for the longer time and I felt as if i didn't push myself hard enough. I feel without these climbs, the training before the run and the adrenaline on the day I can reduce this time closer to my time estimate.

Time estimate: My original time estimate is 1:30:00, 17minutes less then the 13.47miles. I feel this be difficult to achieve but I originally set that goal so will still be aiming for 1:30:00.

 Final preparations: My final preparations will be to eat lots. Complete some HIT training this week to build up the respiratory system and keep my body guessing. The final week before the run I may try some very short, 1-4mile runs and the final few days will be spent relaxing and recovering before run day. The day before will be a food fest with very little exercise.