Race Week

I've "disrputed" my training schedule to run the Georgetown-Idaho Springs 1/2 Marathon this Saturday.  Instead of running 15 this weekend I'll run 13.1 - slightly less than prescribed but it will be great to get out and run a race.  I've only done one race so far this year - as of this time last year I had done four.  I'd like to beat my time from last time and I'm feeling a bit tired, so I've tapered down my mileage for this week.  I'll be done by 10 on Saturday morning, so I'll have plenty of time to rest and kick up the mileage in a big way next week.

I've been running the 1/2 marathon distance for a few weeks.  There are a few variables that will come into play on Saturday - the altitude (8500 feet) and terrain (1,500 foot elevation gain, 2,500 foot elevation loss)... much different from what I've been used to (I train at 6,000 feet).  My next race (Boulder Backroads 1/2) is full of rolling hills, so this will be a nice tune up for that race, too.  The Chicago Marathon is about as flat as it gets, so I'm betting that these will help me prepare, both mentally and physically.