What to Know about Marathon Pace Before Your Race
April 10, 2024
Happy Friday! This weekend is an exciting weekend for us – Ryan runs his first half marathon on Sunday! As we eagerly anticipate that, today I want to share with you some of my favorite things from this week. At the end of the post, I have an exciting giveaway for you!
First off, I want to express my most heartfelt prayers for the residents of Washington and Oregon who are being affected by the wildfires and for those in Florida and the Carribean who have been or will be hit by Hurricane Irma.
Eat
Panera bagels have been one of my favorite treats since I was a little kid and Panera was just a place down the street called Saint Louis Bread Company. Last week I indulged in them not once but twice and let me tell you, that only made me want them more.
On our way to my doctor’s appointment, we stopped at Panera so Ryan could get breakfast and coffee and they informed us that we had a free bagel. We got a blueberry bagel so I could eat right after my appointment and let me tell you, after fasting for a few hours during marathon training, nothing tastes better than carbs in the form of soft chewy bread. The next day, after my 15 mile long run of hills, hills, and more hills, I got a whole wheat bagel with honey walnut cream cheese.
Also, don’t you like the selfie arm reflected in my sunglasses?
Run
Ryan gifted me with a couple pairs of shoes for my birthday – some Born ankle boots with arch support and these Saucony Freedoms. I adore the chroma coloring of these shoes (my newest pair of Kinvaras is also in chroma). The Freedoms have a springy, soft ride that worked equally well on an easy run and a speed workout.
Read
“Meet the Man Who Just Destroyed the Appalachian Trail Speed Record” from Runner’s World.
26-year-old Joe McConaughy (who holds the speed record for hiking the PCT) hiked the AT in 45 days, 12 hours, and 15 minutes – beating the previous supported thru-hike record by 10 hours. McConaughy covered approximately 48 miles per day with a 25-lb pack, carrying 3-4 days of food and water before restocking. The AT is a total of 2189 miles and over 500,000 feet of elevation change.
I cannot even fathom his feat. Self-supported thru-hikes are incredibly demanding, as you are in charge of your own food, water, pack, and navigation. You deal with all sorts of elements and injuries, especially on the AT which is notoriously buggy and humid. His accomplishment is simply incredible. For comparison, the average thru-hiker takes 5-7 months to complete the AT.
Work Out
My latest Weekly Workout for Runkeeper is a hard-steady-hard combo run. This 30-minute workout sandwiches a steady state effort (approximately marathon pace) with short and fast intervals. If you can’t do a long workout at marathon pace, this combination teaches you how to run that pace on tired legs and then run faster at the end.
Wear
Ryan’s company The Gear Well recently collaborated with a graphic designer to release our new Argyle Mountain shirt! The fabric is a cotton tri-blend that is soft and breathable. I’m wearing the women’s cut, which is fitted and true-to-size – no awkward bagginess. This is one of those shirts that I reach for as soon as it’s washed.
In celebration of this new release, I am giving away a Gear Well shirt of choice to two lucky winners! You can view the full selection of shirts here. Enter using the Rafflecopter giveaway below. This giveaway is open through September 18 and the winner will be contacted via email shortly.
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What’s your favorite type of bagel?
What shoes are you currently running in?
What are your plans this weekend?
37 Responses
I love bagels and grew up eating one like every day when I lived in NY. That must have been hard to even walk into panera while you were fasting! Im still bouncing between shoes- mostly the Launch and Pure Flow. Have a great weekend!
I bet the bagels in NY are so tasty! We went through the drive thru, which made it easier when fasting. I hope you had a great weekend!
I crave a good ol’ bagel every so often. I have a patient that goes to NYC often and always brings me back authentic bagels. He’s the best! I shared the story of the new AT record too. That’s just incredible!
I bet NY bagels are so good! The more I think about the AT record, the more incredible it is.
My plans are a 60 mile cycling ride!
I hope your ride went well!
I’m loving the GearWells new clothes! I love me some argyle and the AF one with Moose 😀
Panera bagels are magical. SUPER CINNAMON
Those are my favorite shirts as well!
Good luck to Ryan on Sunday!!! And the clothes are awesome! Have a great weekend to both of you!
Thank you so much! I hope you had a great weekend!!
NY everything bagels FTW!
Those sound delicious!
I love the Saucony Freedom and have been resisting getting the Chroma versions. Also those shirts are cute and I am seriously considering the Outdoorsy AF.
You should get it! I have that one and it’s so comfy and cute.
im so excited for Ryan! Can’t wait to hear how it goes. And one of these days I am finally going to send you NY bagels 🙂
You know I would love those bagels 🙂 And thank you!
I just got a new pair of my beloved Saucony Rides and they’re in that same color. I love them!
The Chroma color is so pretty!
I love Panera’s cinnamon crunch bagels, but I see that they have a new pumpkin pie bagel – think I’ll have to give that a try!
The pumpkin pie bagel sounds delicious!
I love the Mountain Lift T-shirt. Great for here in the North woods of NH!
That would be perfect for NH!
Serious kudos to that hiker! We’ve done a few short Appalachian hikes this summer and it can be tiring!
I can imagine – the elevation alone sounds tiring!
I haven’t had a Panera bagel, or any bagel, in forever. I guess I’m past due for one now. I bet it tasted really good after you had to fast for bloodwork though, or after a training run. I just don’t crave a lot of breads lately because it’s still pretty warm here. I’m sure I’ll eat more bagels when it’s cooler out and Fall finally arrives… Panera does have good food in general and you can always find one. I like that.
It looks like we won’t get as much from Irma as previously thought, at least. But my heart goes out for Fla., Ga., and the Caribbean. This is a serious storm.
I really love the Washington State tee in blue!
For some reason, bagels are easy for me to get down when it’s warmer – but I’m weird and don’t like smoothies. I hope you stay safe with anything of Irma that hits!
Debating between Outdoorsy AF and the argyle, but the argyle wins thanks to that fit and neck hole!
As for weekend plans, we’re hitting up the Redmond market as always and then hopefully going out for a trail running/mushroom foraging combo since we have grandparents visiting who can watch the kids! #pnwdate
The fit of the argyle one is so flattering. That sounds like a fun weekend – I hope you enjoyed it!
Panera bagels are my favorite! I love asiago from Panera, but usually go for an everything bagel!
Panera bagels are the best!
I love blueberry bagels – or everything bagels for savory! Curious how the knit uppers on the Freedoms feel?
The knit uppers feel good so far! I accidentally stepped into water after a run and then seemed to dry out quickly. They are nice and light and keep the shoe breathable.
I love the bagels from Dunkin’ Donuts 🙂 They were a treat often when I was pregnant! Cute t-shirts btw!
Yum! It has been FAR too long since I have had a bagle from Panera! I’ve always been a fan of plain bagles with some peanut butter and banana slices on top – a quick, simple breakfast or snack!
Darn phone. Lets try again with the correct spelling, “bagel.”
Panera is yummy! Love the argyle or mountain life tee!
You should try the bread from Panera. We get the Asiago Ciabatta bread and dunk it in black truffle oil. Omg.
Shirts look awesome as well! I like the bear hug because my nickname is bear and I love hugging lol