running

Still feeling effects from the race.  Legs just felt tired today.  I think I have a plan for a fall marathon.  Long runs on the weekends are a pain no matter what but they are much harder when on vacation.  Should be easier then.  We are away two different weeks so that ties up 4 weekends.  So I need to figure out how to get in the long runs I need and then pick a date for the fall.  Then I need to run my medium runs faster consistantly.  Thinking of hard days 3 times a week and then just miles the other days.  Runcoach says I should run my long runs at 9:23.  I am not sure I am at that level right now.  Also want to add in some 5k's to keep it interesting.

3@8:10. According to some calculator my lactate threshold pace should be 8:30 so that is what I was trying to hit. Missed pretty badly wonder what that means. First mile felt ok. Like work but doable so just kept same pace. So is my LT closer to 8:10 or did I run this too fast? And does it matter at my level.

Want to run under 4 hours in a marathon doing as little extra work as possible. Minimal family disruption and no injuries. The strategy I have used for the last 25 years is to run by feel. This workout felt right so I am going to go with it and say that it was the perfect workout for me today.

Easy, no watch. Felt a little tired. Maybe yesterday too fast.

8 @ 8:50. Not sure what that was supposed to be. Runcoach thinks I should run my long run at 9:23. I think I should be closer to 10, and some part of me says there is no way I will ever run 9 min miles in a marathon if I don't run long runs at 9 minute pace. So here I am. Wondering about it. It felt like a challenging but doable run. Feel totally fine now. Guess we will see what next week brings. The thing that bugs me the most is that I have no sense of pace. I was trying to hit 9:23 and was so far off. I definitely need to figure out how to lock in 9 min miles.