I have an unholy craving for peanut butter lathered tortillas after running #guiltypleasure

I’ve been preparing for my first Full Marathon of 2013, this coming weekend, in Providence, Rhode Island (Cox Rhode Races). Last week, I ran another 4 half marathons (I had run 3 or so the week prior, I’m starting to forget how many I’ve done!), with a best average pace of 7:18 achieved this past Saturday afternoon. Prior to that I was running around 8:01 without pushing myself. Then, I was a little silly (ok, I was already pushing myself too hard last week) and went for a fifth half on Sunday. My knees objected (they’re still reminding my about that decision) so I aborted after 9 miles in order to prevent being out of commission this week. I am hopeful my body will forgive my indiscretion. Remember, don’t be like me. I’m certifiably nuts.

7:18 average page, half marathon in 1:35:40

Much as I would love to achieve an average pace of 7:18 or under for the full 26.2 miles, that isn’t actually the goal for this coming weekend. My first ever race of any kind was the Kansas Marathon last October in which I ran a time of 4:18:22. That’s good, but it’s not the 3:05 that I need for BQ (Boston Qualifier). My goal is to kinda “split the difference” (so to speak) and aim for a solid 3:30-3:40 time this weekend. Depending upon how my body feels after this Sunday, I’ll enter the Buffalo Marathon (end of this month) on Monday. My goal is to progressively (but very aggressively) reach my goal of sustained 7 minute miles in time for the two “contingency” marathons I have in the fall – one being Kansas, the other is in reserve at the moment.

I generally try to run in clothing that advocates my passion for advanced RISC-based architectures (not sponsored, just for fun: if you’re an ARM Server SoC vendor, I’ll wear your shirt too!)

Looking forward to this coming weekend very much.