I put the " " around the word race simply because I am drastically under prepared for the Grand Rapids Half Marathon tomorrow.
I ran an easy 6 miles this morning. I checked my log: today's run was the longest I've run since Sept. 6. That day I only did 9.8 miles. For my last run in double digits I have to go back to Aug 23. If you look at a calendar, that's 8 weeks ago.
Can I run 13.1 miles tomorrow? Yes.
Can I race 13.1 miles tomorrow? Probably.
Can I have a time that is comparable to my best efforts in a half marathon? Most likely not.
So what is my goal for tomorrow?
I would like to finish with a time under 2:15:00. Why? Because besides the aborted Glass City Marathon in April (a DNF at the halfway point with a time of 2:22:18) my first attempt at a half marathon here in 2006 was 2:15:06 (a 10:19 pace). I think I can do better than that tomorrow and I'll find out in about 12-13 hours from now.
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