Well, I found out that the weather outlook for this weekend’s ING Marathon run is not exactly a good one. Rain and possible thunder storms are in the forecast so we will have to see how things unfold. No matter the conditions I will of course be participating but I will have to strategize clothing and conditioning. I will be using a 10/10/6.2 strategy this time around to see how that works out. In the past I have of course tried to run all the way through but I still find that I am hitting the proverbial wall at around mile 20. Thus, I will run ten, walk five, run ten, walk five to ten and run 6.2 to the finish line. I feel very confident about this and am looking forward to the results. In the past around mile twenty I found that while I was not cramping I was however slowing down so perhaps need to step up even more on the carbohydrate intake. Carbo loading is going well, two baked potatoes and a chicken salad for dinner last night and for lunch today chicken pasta and salad. Also, I am confident that the run walk approach will avail much since it will give me a couple of breaks to allow me to regroup. The first twenty go by quickly but the real race does not start until mile 20. Will pick up race packet tomorrow after work from downtown; the Georgia Dome if I remember correctly. Looking forward to number four and starting to plan past it for my first big, well very big, run in May. “I may or may not win but I will NEVER lose!” James Frederick Green
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