Final phases

I've been very quite on the blog front these days. I have been mostly busy with marathon training and trying to study for an exam.

The final phases of marathon training have been quite promising. Yesterday I did a 27 km run in 160 mins. Although I was a bit tired and sore afterwards I thought that was an encouraging run. I will follow this up with another long run a fortnight prior to the marathon.

Next week I will compete in the Waitakere Half Marathon. This is purely for simulating the race conditions that I will get on October 29th. I still think I can comfortably do it in 2 hours. Any faster would be great, but I don't think it's a good idea to chase personal bests on this event. As I have a 100% week after the half marathon, I still need a lot of energy to get through that 100% week without feeling burned out.

Another thing that I have to prepare for is my Java exam. Unfortunately I have procrastinated too much on this and must sit this by the end of the month, which is, surprise surprise, marathon time. Because of training demands and other commitments, I'm finding it quite difficult to set aside some quality time for study. I guess I have to take the hit and do whatever I can to prepare for this exam.