December 10th is two days away and its going to be my day of reckoning (to put a dramatic spin on things!:)). This year I had set a running goal for myself to break 10K in 60minutes. To be truly honest, my training hasn't been the best. I could have been way more focused and way more consistent with my runs. Anyhow, in two days time is the Goa River Marathon. I've signed up for a 10K and this was the race meant for me to meet my goal.
I am not at all sure if I can beat my target. Over the past couple of months, while I have definitely managed to improve my speed, my best training time for 10K is still shy of four minutes from my goal. I am a little hopeful that by some miracle I cross the finish with maybe seconds to spare. In fact, I've promised myself that I am going to give it my all. Still, self-doubt is at an all time high at this point.
The event seems to be well organized and the organizers have given a clear cut route map. I have aid stations at the 3K point and the 7K point which I plan to use and I've broken down the route into 1K segments with the average pace for each segment & the cumulative time at which I should reach each KM point.
Looks perfect on paper. But running at a consistent pace below 6'00" has always posed a challenge for me (not sure if its all in my head) where I find myself tiring out quickly and wanting to stop or at least slow down a bit. Goa at this time might be more humid than here. That is bound to slow me down. I will be staying in a hotel the night before the race and many variables could fail to add up. I may not get proper sleep on a strange bed in a strange place, I might not have access to my usual pre-run snacks, I may not get to the venue on time (God Forbid!), and so many other things. My brain is just full of this.
Time to take a deep breath and chill out.
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