training tip of the week
by greenglove ~ November 18th, 2008. Filed under: for team members, seattle marathon 2009, training tips, week in review.Training Tip of the Week…Watch your pacing!
Be sure to pace yourself at the beginning of the race. It’ll be very easy to get caught up in the excitement and fervor at the start, but remember you have
a ways to go and you might want to save some of that nervous energy for later on.
You will have the opportunity to line up at the starting line according to your expected pace…If you’re planning to run 10:00 miles, don’t go to the front…You’ll likely get trampled! And, by the same token, if you’re planning to run 7:00 pace, then don’t start at the back…You’ll be incredibly frustrated by the mile mark!
Decide what time you’d like to finish in and then figure out what pace you should aim for for each mile. Your first mile should be within 10 seconds of this pace. It’s much more exciting to start conservatively and finish strongly than it is to go out strong and die…Take it from someone who knows all to well what that feels like!
April 24th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Not sold on the benefits of exercise…
Then how about the benefits of friendship? Team Transplant has those too! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/health/21well.html?th&emc=th