We are a track family. Last night Mom met me at my daughter's track meet while Dad and Missee were at her son's meet. I'm always grateful when my mom or dad comes to a meet with me because they take pictures of my daughter running. While my children are participating, I am only a cheerleader. I wish I could do two things at once. It was cold, but a good temperature for running. My daughter ran her best time of the season. Fun night! I have one more training run before the marathon. The nerves are building. Missee and I had a conversation about pacing strategies for the race. (She is my running advisor.) I told her how I have been reading that running negative splits, running a faster second half of the race, is the way to go. There is a great article on Runners Connect here. In this link, there is a free tool (pictured below) that helps you determine how fast you should run each group of miles to meet your goal. I put in a goal of 4:15 and this is what information it gave. My problem lies in determining my goal. I know that I will be significantly slower than my last marathon (4:03) in 2006. Pacing is tricky business. Proper pacing can make a race and going out too fast can really hinder your performance. The Fargo Marathon is a week away. There is a half marathon and 10K on the same day. The registration closes on Sunday, May 13. It's not too late to join the race. A link to the Fargo Marathon website is here.
Happy Running! -Stephanie
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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