I've been blessed with an amazing job.
I work shift work at Firebag, one of Suncor Energy's operating facilities. I work 7 days in a row @ 12 hours per day. Each paycheque is therefore 80 hours.
The upside is that I get 7 days OFF leaving me plenty of time to travel.
This week I've been in Vancouver thanks to a seat sale from Air Canada. So far my time has been spent eating sushi, dim sum, climbing the Grouse Mountain and enjoying the 18 degree weather. MUCH nicer than -5 and SNOW in Calgary!
The timing of this trip worked out perfectly since I'm running the Royal Victoria Marathon October 11, 2009. I signed up for this race back in June. I figured that completing 2 Half Ironmans would be a good 'base' so as long as I got some Long Runs in September, I might be able to complete the Marathon.
Long Runs consisted of a 2.5, 3.0 and 3.2 hours. All were grueling and left me questioning my readiness for the marathon. The highlight of my speed workouts included a 10x1 mile repeats with 2 mins rest at a 6:45 min/mile pace!
I've only completed 1 marathon which was Vancouver 2008. I hobbled across the finish line since my hamstrings were cramped thanks to running the first 32 km at speed which wasn't supported by my training. I was too serious and too obsessed with qualifying for Boston. This time it's a little different. My approach will be to run the first 32 km at a set heart rate. From there, maintaining the Heart Rate will be an achievement in itself, but to bump it up another 10 bpm would leave me with an amazing time. It's my muscles that will limit me, more than my cardio.
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