Cheesehead Marathon - Kenosha, Wisconsin - May 1st

Packers Fan

Okay, it’s actually the Wisconsin Marathon , but apparently if I was willing to wear some cheese-oriented apparel I could race for free. I’m thinking of buying a Bears jersey, maybe the Urlacher one. I hear they love the Bears up there in Wisconsin.


I’m going to compete in the half-marathon, not the marathon. I’ve never raced at that distance before. Later this year, I’m going to compete in two half-Ironmans:  Musselman Triathlon in Geneva, New York on July 11 and then Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon in Benton Harbor, Michigan on July 31. I'll have to run the half-marathon for those events so this race will be a good test.

I’ve had a couple of 12 mile runs in recent weeks so I’m confident I can do the distance, but hoping I can sustain a decent pace. My goal is to complete the race in 1 hour 45 minutes, which is an 8 minute per mile pace.

Week:    3/21     3/28     4/4     4/11    4/18     4/25
Weight     185      188     186     186    186      186
HOURS
Swim        1.0       1.0      3.2      3.1      2.2       4.2
Bike         2.0        2.5     2.4       4.4      4.1       2.5
Run         1.0         3.3     4.0       4.8       4.1      3.0
Strength   1.0         1.0    1.0                   1.0
Chiro       1.0                                                     1.0
Basketball 2.0       2.0     2.0                  1.0       2.0 
Massage                                                 1.0      1.0
Race        3.0

Total       7.0        9.8     10.6     15.3    13.4     13.7