I am into my 16 week marathon buildup. My overall goal, of course, is to finish the Poulsbo marathon, and feel strong at the finish. My "secret" goal is to get close to 4 hours. Probably not too realistic since I haven't run that distance since 1995. Using my most recent half-marathon time as a predictor puts me at more like 5 (double your half time and add 20 minutes = 5:02). But....I am really trying to be more consistent and and build my fitness to better than what it was for the Heroes half last year. For that race I really only "trained" for the month before the race and my longest run was only around 8 miles. At least now I have been running more consistently and following more of a plan.
I ran the Hansville loop (11 miles) for the first time yesterday. I'm not sure why I have felt so intimidated by that particular route: maybe it was the climbs - totalling all of 400 feet or so, or the traffic (some parts have no shoulder and fairly heavy traffic) but I finally just went for it. It really wasn't bad at all. My left calf started cramping at about 7 miles but I kept running - it was sore at the end and still very slightly sore today. Tried a Vega gel during the run - they are pretty good, and I definitely felt a boost after eating it.
I think next time I run it I will stash a bottle of water about halfway and maybe avoid the cramp...
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