So... I have the unfortunate situation of no longer being able to go to Australia to study abroad next semester. Bummer... however as an athlete I will be able to benefit from this. My Ironman goals have often been put to the wayside so that I can take other opportunities but this time I am going straight for it. I will be competing at the end of August in the inaugural Superior Man triathlon in Duluth, MN. For those of you who are not familiar with the 70.3 races, they are a half-distance Ironman. That means: 1.2 mile swim; 56 mile bike; and a 13.1 mile half marathon run!!! More on training for that at a later time.
But now... the Fargo half-marathon is comin up. I have four days left and getting back into shape after an MCL injury hasn't been the easiest. I started running again 6 days ago (10 days before the race.) Safe to say I'm not as in shape as I would like to be, however my goals still stand.
Goal 1: Finish under 1:30:00 (6:52/mile)
Goal 2: Finish in the top 100
On Saturday I tried a 10 mile medium effort run coming in at 74 minutes. And have been running easy hour runs until today I tried out a 5 mile run at my goal race pace, I came in at 34 minutes a 6:48 pace that felt a little too tough for comfort... But, it is what it is, and positive thoughts and hopefully the racing atmosphere will help me to realize my goals. The next couple of days I will have some easy shorter runs and no more workouts. Wish me luck, race report coming soon! Thanks for reading! :)
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