Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Howl at the Moon is Next
My next race is the 8-hour Howl at the Moon on August 9. That gives me all of July to relax (train?). I'm still recovering from the 7 day event--I have some lingering ankle pain, but things are progressing well. I know I can go for 8 hours, even in the sun and heat. Now I need to work on a little speed so I can increase my steady run pace to something that will get me close to 50 miles in 8 hours at Howl. The 9:36 pace per mile seems easy, but that includes breaks for food, drink, change of shoes, socks, etc. Figuring in breaks, the actual running pace is substantially faster. And 8 hours in the August heat, humidity, and sun of central Illinois breaks you down. Whatever my training encompasses, I only have 39 days until race day. Better get going.
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I'm with you. For me its "ONLY 39 days away"! Yikes! I was out there on the Howl course this weekend and it looks good. They graded the road down to the marsh. A nice sign dedicated to Scott Hathaway is also posted. I'd like to set some new splits to adjust for the new start/finish area. It should be a blast. Like you, I'm actually considering some 10K's to increase my speed. I have that slow run/walk ultra bug that I like so much.
I suppose 39 days is enough time to get in a little speed. That's my hope. Good luck at Howl.
Good luck at Howl this year, Chris.
I didn't get my registration in on time and I'm so disappointed, but I'll be there in some capacity helping the Buffs and everyone out...
Happy trails,
Connie :)
3 days, start carbo-loading dude... Like at your field over and over... Kevin is training hard for this.
I did the stats, finally sorry dude, you need to go over 350 lifetime miles you need 45.86, what do you think? Easy or 2 miles over your avg.
Gosh I love Howl Week! It will be my 100th marathon or ultra. See you this weekend, I wish I could stay late but can't after the race have to race home to be Godparents next morning, still going to be GREAT weekend, lets get 50 buddy!
Hugs,
TC
Hugs,
TC
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