Long runs can be normal things
On our second weekend as coaches, Pegasissie and I had another speedy run. Five miles it was, and barely made it over 45 minutes. On the way out, Kenny and I were "drawn" to the Yellow ones; on the return, Pegasissie met and surpassed the challenges (read "egging on") of the lead Yellow twos...All-in-all, we decided we were up for another long one (Sunday). It was supposed to rain, but of course, we're beyond rain now. Arnon appeared (his "green" running buddies bailing on his planned Alma run due to the inclement weather) and entertained us the first two hours with stories of Big Sur Relay et al races.
This was not a repeat of the 23-miler, but rather more like the ambiance of the 21-miler before it, stopping for "car-support" (food) at the park. Pegasissie and I said good-bye to Arnon after 12 miles, headed out to Meridian and then did a 2.1 (ish) loop. Sissie had new shoes and was pretty bouncy. I was less-bouncy and started fantasizing about new shoes...
On Monday, though, it was no biggy and I was ready to run again. Bottom line: 20 miles can be "normal". To me, it's part of building a "marathon-base" - which means that you can maintain a "marathon-ready" state and therefore decide to run a marathon the day before the event. Take Tom as an example: he ran Big Sur as a "training run" for an ultra the week after.
posted by Iron Dayle @ 10:12 AM
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