I went to the track for my second (!) workout for my half marathon next weekend. The goal was to get a little bit closer to my projected "race" pace, which I am setting at around 6:45. The workout was 2x3 mile at goal pace with a 800 jog in between. I ended up falling into a comfortable yet taxing 6:30 pace, and kept it for the extent of the workout. I was satisfied, and here's why:
Although next weekend's half marathon will be far from stellar, that is not the goal. The goal is to run a PR at Boston in April. The new training plan that I am going to follow (Hansons-Brooks) is very heavy on marathon pace workouts. my marathon pace for Boston will be somewhere around 6:40-6:45. So if I am already able to comfortably run workouts at 6:30 pace, that means I'm in good enough shape to jump into this marathon training plan -- which is significantly lower in overall mileage than I've run previously. The greater focus will be on getting my body to run the pace. The volume component will still be there, just not to the same degree.
Shh. Don't tell anyone, but I'm getting motivated...
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