Quote Originally Posted by Bike Chick View Post
No run today. I'm packing to leave in the morning for my first HM Saturday. Any last minute advice?
Absolutely - have fun!! This is the run you've trained for, so go out there and do it. (This must be how nike got the just do it slogan )

I did my hard 30 minutes after 10 minutes warmup today. Today's also the last day of my week and I have had an emotionally exhausting couple of days at work so it was rough. Basically I warmed up, then ran hard until the point I felt like my form was falling apart at a speed I could sustain for 30 minutes. 10 minutes in I hit the lap button so I measured the last 20 to get average HR and whatnot. Then, jogged home. Funny how "jogging" after you run hard is different than "jogging" on a normal day.

Sunday I will be racing the 12k, so it probably helps mentally that I had a hard run today. It's not a flat course so we'll see how it goes. I will try to do my long bike ride early early on Saturday and feed the muscles well so I am on fairly fresh legs. Unfortunately we're talking 3-4 hours of riding, so.... yeah. Fresh legs are kind of a dream. I just can't do my long ride tomorrow, so I'd have to do it Sunday after running if I don't do it Saturday. I'd really like to have the day before off to see how well I CAN do on fresh legs but I have to remind myself to think big picture. But, but, but...