In the final week of taper prior to the Marathon. Will finish the last long run with an easy run today of 8-10 miles. Was going back and forth on whether to use my first Vaporfly (Orange with 56 miles on it) or use my 2nd Vaporfly (Blue). I decided yesterday to break-in the Blue VF. The 1st mile was bad. Arches ached a bit, and had a funny sliding sensation in the right foot (like I could feel the carbon plate during the toe-off). By mile 2, this went away and the shoe felt like the Orange VF. I did notice the sliding sensation when I was walking after the run. I am still leaning towards the Orange VF, especially since the marathon has some gravel sections. The Blue VF will be backup.
I am a bit concerned about the long taper and if the "recovery" will support the hard pace. I ran a 800m calibration attempt at the track at just under race pace (7:45 miles) and average was close to 156. Will run another calibration today for 2 miles as the initial attempt put me a .48 miles vs. .5. I think I was running too close to the edge of the track. Additionally, some tracks are off by up to 1%.
Projected weather is rainy for a part of the day, around 45-55 degrees. Will see if the rain can finish before the start of the race or start after the race is done.
I am a bit concerned about the long taper and if the "recovery" will support the hard pace. I ran a 800m calibration attempt at the track at just under race pace (7:45 miles) and average was close to 156. Will run another calibration today for 2 miles as the initial attempt put me a .48 miles vs. .5. I think I was running too close to the edge of the track. Additionally, some tracks are off by up to 1%.
Projected weather is rainy for a part of the day, around 45-55 degrees. Will see if the rain can finish before the start of the race or start after the race is done.
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