Team in Training Week 5: Predicting Marathon Pace
So it’s week five of training for the Mayor’s Marathon in Anchorage Alaska with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training. Last Saturday we ran 8 miles through River Oaks and the rodeo parade. It was the first time I’ve ever run that far without stopping. I actually did stop once because I got lost on my way back to Memorial and I stopped so I wouldn’t keep running in circles and wear myself out. But it was only for about 30 seconds because I finally saw where I needed to go.
I’m starting to get shin splints so when I got home I took an ice bath. Essentially, I ran the coldest water I could, add ice from my freezer and sat waste deep in a sweatshirt in the tub. It was painful for about the first minute but after sitting for about 10 minutes and getting out, my legs felt awesome. I had no trouble with my shin splints last night at our Wednesday night training.
So last night we did some time trials to predict our marathon pace. My mile was 8:31 min. So based on the Jeff Galloway Race Prediction Calculator my marathon pace is 11:04 min/mile or 4:50:05 for the whole thing. I have a feeling it will end up being more than that though, but overall I’m pretty happy with the possibility. I still won’t qualify for the Boston Marathon. My qualifying time there would have to be an hour and ten minutes less of 3:40.
This is just my first marathon, so maybe someday I will be able to run the Boston Marathon. But right now, I’m getting ahead of myself.
This Saturday practice begins at 6 am and we’ll be running 10 miles! Eek!
If you’re interested in donating to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and supporting me as I train for the Mayor’s Marathon check out my Team in Training donations page. I would love to have your support!
