最不想見到的情況,竟然在VERY INTENSIVE TRAINING PERIOD (8-9月)出現,就是8月頭腳跟傷了 + 腸胃炎,里數又新低,隔2-3天一次JOG 5K,直至8月2X日開始有心情重新PICK UP 訓練....對小弟來說,SUB-3之目標已無信心達成,及如果9月都這樣,伊斯坦堡馬拉松隨時CERTIFIED DNF......
hi George.... I also use McMillan Running Calculator wor....so that once I feel sick, I feel 'Grey' in Sub-3.....
A very important note is that you need to average 100+ km/week for the calculator to be accurate, if you use a shorter distance race time to predict the full marathon time.
I have joined the 15K run last year in this Eurasia Marathon held in Istanbul. It was really interesting as you would run from Asian side to European side via the Borsphorus Bridge. The pity is that that day was raining heavily and the final was at Blue Mosque and I almost froze to death. But I enjoyed the run very much as the major roads of Istanbul were blocked just for this Marathon and you can see a lot of people on the street to cheer up the altheletes despite the heavy rain. I cannot join this year as I have my ITU this October plus trailwalker practices.
I hope you will enjoy this race and have a nice weather.