10 K: 55:06.35
2.2 K: 11:28.21
2.2 K: 12:03.87
2.2 K: 11:27.19
2.2 K: 11:54.05
2.2 K: 11:27.62
Sub total 11 K: 58:20.94
10 K: 52:42.18
Sub total 31 K: 2:46:09
Walk: 5:00.19
Warm down 1.5 K: 10:14.78
Total 32.5 K: 3:01.24
With only three weeks remaining before Tateyama Wakashio Marathon 2019, I ran 32.5 K in split-toe minimalist shoes MUTEKI in 3:01:24. The last 1.5 K preceded by a 5-minute walk is warm down, so the main part is the first 31 K. And I ran it in 2:46:09. Should I be able to keep the same pace for another 11 K, that'd be a 3:46:00 marathon. But as all of us know, the last quarter is the hardest part of the race, and most citizen runners will, and even elite runners can, significantly slow down during this stage...
I used the bathroom once, and made quite a few stops at red lights, and I stopped my watch when I did, so that rest factor is not reflected in the time. I would have run much slower, had I not had those rests.
In the race in Tateyama I am going to aim at my first sub-four barefoot marathon. So I need to condition my soles for the feat also. But I need to walk on a fine line so to speak. While it's important to run in bare feet in training to keep the sole from losing durability, it's not wise to overdo it and get injured. It would set me back significantly. So in today's double training, where I aim at covering beyond the full marathon distance in one day, I decided to do a shoe-clad long distance run first, and then to have a barefoot follow-up run after dinner.
I just had dinner. It'll take a while for me to feel ready to run again. Meanwhile I will take a short nap and recuperate. Hopefully I will wake up again in a couple of hours, and then when I wake up, I'll be feeling like a new man, ready to hit the road nice and barefooted!
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