My knee reacted at 4 kilometers, but after persisting for a few kilometers, the discomfort actually eased, so that my pace reached 353 in the last 2 kilometers. This result made me full of confidence in finishing the race, even if my knee was not good after the run.
Sorry, but at least I can finish the race. At worst, I will have to rest and recuperate after this game.
There are less than 10 days left before the race, and I have to go to Zhuhai on the 28th. In this short time, how can I attack the Xiamen Marathon? In fact, it is redundant to accumulate running distance at this time, it is better to run less
times, to conduct 2 high-quality, targeted training sessions. In the case of injury, sufficient recovery time is necessary to conduct high-quality training. So I decided to run one day and two days off, and run more than 30km once on the 27th.
pace run, a 24km pace run at Jinan University in Zhuhai on the 30th.
This was my last "struggle". These two trainings must be completed according to quality and quantity, and I must not be lazy. Fortunately, the company got off work early on the 27th, so I had time to go home in the afternoon and do a long-distance pace run. In the end
After completing the 32km pace run, the average speed was still 409. Counting warm-up and relaxation, it was 36km. I saw hope of finishing the race at 255.
Can we improve a little more? I started to fantasize. Although the Northern Horse and the Upper Horse failed to achieve satisfactory results due to various reasons, they gained a lot from these two games. The Northern Horse was hungry and embarrassed in Ossen.
It taught me that I must eat enough the night before the game and eat more rice, which will be converted into energy the next day.
It is not easy to collapse. I rested for 20 days without training before the horse race, but I stored a lot of glycogen through the folk recipe of "eating sugar cane every day", so that I could finish the race easily. In this case, I will continue to use these two methods this time.
The training is insufficient, so I can only hope to prepare as much as possible, at least to ensure that I can perform normally on the basis of a low training level.
On the afternoon of the 30th, at the playground of Jinan University, I used a slow-forward running method and completed the half-marathon in 1 hour, 22 minutes and 7 seconds. I had not done speed training for 2 months, and the running volume was pitifully small, but I could still maintain a 122.
I feel very satisfied with my level. Although there is a gap of more than 3 minutes from the 1 hour, 18 minutes and 44 seconds before the injury, with this half marathon result, as long as the endurance is not bad, I am still expected to break the 2 hours, 53 minutes and 16 seconds set by Xiamen last year.
Horse results. After finishing the race, I chatted with my running friend Wang Hongde on QQ. He also said that I could run 253. After some thinking, I set the race pace at 4:05-4:06/km.
I am very familiar with this pace. I started racing in 2012 and used this pace in the Xiamen Horse Racing in 2013. I have to use it again this time. It seems to be a bit familiar. I have already remembered how many kilometers and how long it took to run.
, no further calculation is required.
On the morning of the 31st, I said goodbye to Zhuhai and flew to Xiamen after having lunch at the airport. This time I booked a hotel at the Jinjiang Inn Convention and Exhibition Center, which is right next to the Ludao Hotel where I stayed two years ago. I lamented again that a year has passed.
Last year, the scenes from the year before are still fresh in my memory.
"Looking at the starting point" is a must-do before every Xiamen Marathon, and this time was no exception. On the evening of the 31st, I came to the Convention and Exhibition Center alone and saw that the starting point arch, the podium, etc. had been completed, and the Xiamen TV broadcast truck was already in place.
Although there are few people at night, you can still feel the atmosphere of the approaching competition.
On the first day of the new year, in order to avoid gastrocnemius distension and pain during the competition, I still did a short jog in the afternoon. I started from the starting arch, ran along the track to the entrance of Huandao Road and returned to the finish line, a total of 2.37km.
, pace 436. You can feel both starting and crossing the finish line, killing two birds with one stone.
In the evening, I was invited by my teammate Zhou Qixiang to have dinner at the Little Glasses Food Stall. Luz and I took a taxi. Due to the traffic jam on Luling Road, we actually took the Huandao Road and walked the first 12km of the track. I carefully observed where to go.
Where to go downhill, so as to be mentally prepared, and invisibly do more homework.
That night, I ate 7 small bowls of rice. While chatting, I discovered that Zhou Qixiang had brought two female fans. They would be our supply group during the competition. After some discussion, they decided to start at 31km (i.e., under the Wudaqiao Bridge).
Send us supplies at the place where we are about to go uphill later.
Rodman, who arrived late, gave each of us an energy gel and planned to eat it at 22.5km. This will be my seventh marathon, but it is the first time I have seen the "energy gel" that I have heard about for a long time.
"Whether it has any effect or not, wearing it during the game can at least reduce the psychological pressure.
At 6:30 a.m. on the 2nd, I arrived at the Convention and Exhibition Center, and it was already crowded with people. The Xiamen Horse Race is the most spectacular of all horse races in the country. If I hadn’t queued up early, I might not have been able to get out of the starting line in half a day. Fortunately, I signed up for Cross-Strait this time.
, don’t worry about queuing.
When we arrived at the starting point, we met several teammates and we all went to the hall to warm up. When we returned to the track, it was already close to 7:30, which was much better than standing back and waiting.
I saw No. 00089 by chance. Isn’t this Brother Ma? I once left a message for Brother Ma on my blog, saying that I wanted to take a photo at the starting point of the Xiamen Horse Racing. As expected, I bumped into him this time, so I quickly dragged him to take a photo.
After going around in a circle, I met Yan Yuedong, Wang Hongde and the others again. Brother Yan bought a pair of new ASICS horse shoes in Shanghai last time, aiming to run the Xiamen Horse seriously. I have fought side by side with him for 5 consecutive games, this time maybe
It didn't work anymore. My heart and lungs would be too much to run at a 4-minute pace. So I decided to run my own. If I met someone with a similar pace on the road, it wouldn't be too late to run together.
At about 7:45, we started to line up. Rodman, Heel, Luz and I stood together, while Zhou Qixiang and Chollima stood in front of us. I have run the Xiamen Marathon three times, but this is the first time I have stood so close to the arch.
I wanted to run somewhere, and my original wish became a reality.
There wasn’t much performance at the opening ceremony of the Xiamen Marathon this time. It was just the firing of the gun after the leader’s speech. The performance from 0-10km was mediocre, driving low and going low.
As soon as the starting gun was fired, everyone rushed out like wild horses. I crossed the starting line in 3 seconds and was still running calmly on the inside of the track.
Looking at the thousands of troops, it seems that I am the "laggard" because I am always being surpassed by others, but I hardly surpass anyone. Fortunately, I have become accustomed to this situation and will no longer be driven faster by others.
. Turning to the main road around the island, Agui and Agui quickly passed me one after another, and I was indifferent. After the first few trainings, because my speed ability was not as good as before, I gradually became a "slow-heat" runner. If I start faster, I will definitely
It's difficult to adjust your breathing well, so it's better to go slower and wait until your body gradually adapts to the rhythm of the race before speeding up. At 1km, I looked at my watch, it was 4 minutes and 08 seconds.
Liang Xutong, the captain of Yangquan Duowei, caught up with me and was always 50-100 meters in front of me. He did not continue to distance himself. Could it be that my speed was getting faster? Indeed, my state was coming.
Zhongshan Road is a new stage this year. It is a bustling commercial street in the old city of Xiamen. The citizens cheered for us, but I had no time to appreciate them. In the easy run, I would definitely interact with them, but this time I won’t
I hope that I will spend too much energy here. Even if I want to interact, I have to wait until after 41km. The last 1.2km is the most precious part of the Xiamen Marathon.