Today was the day to do a season best in the half marathon. I started out with a target pace of 2:09, which would have beat my current season best of 2:10 by one second/500m. But while setting it up, decided to be more ambitious and use a pace boat of 2:07 instead. Then, after the session started, I felt like I had a limitless supply of energy and decided to aim for around 2:06. But after about 8,000 meters, the wimpy voice in my head asked me how much I wanted to do it that fast. I didn't want it very much at all, so I backed way off on the effort and finished with a good afterglow but no season best.
In other words, I wimped out. Or... to state it as I read it described in Matt Fitzgerald's book, "How Bad Do You Want It?" - I found a more comfortable level of discomfort than the one originally targeted in the first 7,000 meters.
Another try, maybe tomorrow? As Alfred Hitchcock might say, "Suspense awaits until then!"
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| Will I try harder tomorrow?? Suspense, until then! |
Here's today's results:
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| Today's finish screen. |
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| Today's session report. |
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