I must be out of my mind. I thought about it during my hill repeats today and I'm seriously considering starting Boston at a 6:15 pace -- 22.4 sec faster than my PR pace. Why the madness? Because of the "consistent effort" idea. Basically this means that you shouldn't try to run an even pace; you need to adjust for the moment-to-moment difficulty of the course AND the fact that your mechanics will deteriorate. In other words, an early downhill 6:15 mile could demand the same intensity as a late uphill 6:45, so it would be a mistake to run either of them at 6:30.
Fucking marathons.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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LOL - I agree because there is no way to make up the extra time that the hills will add to your even paced efforts. The extra time has to be made up before you hit the hills for Boston.
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