14 miles @ 8:20 pace
Did my long run on Forbidden Drvie today in North Philly. It had been a few months since I ran here and I was not used to the soft trail or the hills. Half way through, I went off the trail to run some steep hills around the Chestnut Hill area. I took the downhill section heading back to the trail at race pace as the decline simulated a section of the DC course.
I have not been hill training at all lately and it showed. By about 12 miles in, my legs were burning and had nothing left. I struggled for two miles before calling it quits for the day. Given the hills on the DC course throughout, this does not help my confidence.
I am going to run the majority of my long runs here for the next 10 weeks leading up to the Marathon to strenghen my legs since the marathon course is a significant elevation decline with rolling sections during the second half. |