The Peak Before The Taper

So the Sham is March 20, or 5 weeks out. I hit max distance 2 weeks ago so by the time it's 2 weeks out I'll have done the distance, and most importantly, the time quite a few time. It also means speedwork is on the table. One of the things with heart rate training is that there are a LOT of miles where you are running well below race pace so fast running becomes foreign. Running by feel becomes slow because you "feel" fine. So speedwork is what's on the table. Essentially all runs from now on will be half MAF running and half race pace or better. Listening to the body so that I don't get injured. Speaking of which, the huge benefit of my current training is that I have totally avoided the injuries I usually have by now (usually knee pain but sometimes foot too).

What's also nice is that I now know my expected heart rates for different paces and supposedly I can keep out of the red at a pace that's about 20-30sec/mile faster than my target pace. This means there is a strong chance of a PR. We shall see.