Newton Run 2012 (30km) [A1.ランニング]
There is only one month to go for Singaopore Marathon. In order to increase my mileage I participated in Newton Run (30km). Considering my recent practice, 30km run is challenging and it may take three and half hours, however I had no choice.
I decided to run at 6:30/km pace. I could keep to run upto 18km at this pace. But it became 7:20/km from 19km onwards. Then my legs have jammed at the point of 26km and ran at 8:20/km. It ended at 3:32:12.
Though this time was predicted, I have to train more. Otherwise, Singapore Marathon will end up at five and half hours with a little walking, which will not give me a full satisfaction.
Most of the time, point which the legs jam will come in case of the full marathon. If this point comes earlier like before 30km point, it will be very miserable. You have to continue to run or walk more than ten km by your jammed legs like the solders who have lost the war and run away. If it comes after 35km points, you can manage somehow.
So it is important to control this point, ideally after 35km.
I used to run at 5:30/km but recentlly 6:00/km because of the insufficient practice. Even so, it came at 30+km point. I did 6:30/km at the last Tokyo marathon, supprisingly I my legs did not jam.
So I spend this one month to run at 6:00/km. And ideally I should do 20km run two,three times.
If successful, I will able to run within five hours at 6:30/km pace.
