US Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifying Standard – 2:19:00 or under
My goal – 2:18:59 or under
Current PR – 2:30:03
Current Weeks Mileage Goal – 60 miles
Next Race – Palatine Turkey Trot 5 mile race in Palatine, Illinois on Thursday, November 25, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010 – We got in late last night into our hotel in Long Island, NY (Commack, NY specifically), at about 2:00 AM Eastern Time. So, when it was all said and done our bus drive ended up being about 17 hours long. Part of that was because we had to take a detour into the Bronx, which was actually really cool because after turning down several different streets to get back to another highway we were right in front of the new Yankee Stadium. It looked like a pretty bad ass place. Got about six hours of sleep and then Coach Paynter, the Harper College Cross Country Team and myself headed to the cross-country course at Sunken Meadow State Park.
My workout for the day was to run 12 miles. 9 miles at 6:30/mile pace and then the last 3 miles at 6:00/mile pace. For my training up to this point, this runs acts as both a long run and workout. It has to be said that this course is known as one of the most difficult cross-country courses in the United States. ‘Snake Hill’ and ‘Cardiac Hill are honestly just BRUTAL! Pablo Ramirez and I ran 10 miles together up and down the hills huffing and puffing a bit, but were consistently under 6:30 pace and then finished the last 2 miles at sub 5:35 pace. Good workout and good hills. Also, the leaves on the trees in New York were absolutely beautiful. Deep red and yellow colors, it was like being in Chicago in mid October.
Also, I forgot to mention before the run we headed to Jones Beach on the Atlantic Ocean. Pretty sweet day.
Eric Wallor
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