Today’s training schedule said “Tempo Run.” Tempo runs are almost harder for me than
speed work. It’s early in the training,
so the tempo run was only two miles - two miles just under race pace. The
problem with a training run is there is no adrenaline boost like there is on
race day, so the tempo run feels like race pace!
I did a warm up mile, stretched, and gave myself a pep
talk. Then I set off on mile one,
hurrying to ensure I was on pace with the time the schedule prescribed. After
mile one I was 26 seconds under the required time – and I was exhausted! Mile
two of the tempo run was a bit slower.
Still, I came in 22 seconds under pace.
I ran a slow cool down mile and now my legs feel like noodles – and I am
starving!
The best part was … I beat the rainstorm that was chasing
me!
Question: What part of race training do you dread? How do you conquer your fear?
Happy Running!
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