Also, I tried out the ‘virtual partner’ on the Garmin this morning for the first time. I tend to do pretty well in races if I have someone to pace off of – and I am afraid I might be caught in the middle tomorrow. Between Terry who is just too fast for me and Jim who is treating this race like training run. So I just might be able to make this little digital figure on the watch my nemesis for this race. It would also be the first time that I have actually raced by pace. I almost always race short stuff by feel – all out and just try to hold on - and longer stuff strictly by heart rate – never letting myself get too high and blowing up. (Blowing up is a huge fear of mine – it really has not happened BAD yet – I should probably just go out sometime and see what happens – but I really do not want to blow up and FAIL in one of these races).
The weather looks perfect for the race – about 40 degrees and sunny. In addition, this is New Orleans so it should be flat and fast. On top of all of that I am reworking my pre-race routine – this should be a much better race than two weeks ago. I am planning for success!
Interesting chart. My suggestion is confront your fear of blowing up. See what happens. Pick a race, not too expensive, or too long, or too close to something else, and plan to blow up. Yes, you read that right. Be prepared to not finish it, and make appropriate arrangements. If you know where your sub-threshold pace is, try and race there. For as long as you can. I think you might surprise yourself.
ReplyDeleteSo post that plan for New Orleans!
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