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Juro Tongsin
Today's front page
Holding Back the Pace,
Hiding the Shoes
Last night I jogged 10.08 km. It is time to taper, so I kept reining in a pace that wanted to creep up. October's total is 142.38 km. For my first full marathon in Fukuoka, finishing comes before chasing a time. Meanwhile, the new shoes on top of the wardrobe remain undiscovered.
- Last night's jog · km
- 10.08
- October total · km
- 142.38
- Until my first marathon
- D-10
- First priority
- Finish
Last night I jogged 10.08 km. It is time to taper, so I am planning to focus on easy jogging. Even so, I kept finding my pace creeping up without meaning to. Reining it back in took a little concentration. The task was not to run faster, but to keep it easy.
I am running the full Fukuoka Marathon on November 8, ten days from today. I plan to settle my body and manage my condition with occasional gentle jogs during the remaining days. This is my first full marathon, not an attempt at a spectacular time. Rather than giving absolutely everything, I want to finish with enough left for the things I need to do afterward.
A little extra ambition: under five hours
My first goal is to reach the finish safely. I would like to come in under five hours if I can, but I am not planning to force a time. For the next marathon, I can build a little more ambition alongside the training. For this one, the goal is to finish.
The Brooks Cascadia 19 GTX I bought last time is still safely stored away. Nobody has discovered the new-shoe purchase yet. The box is sitting on top of the wardrobe. I will need to take them out for trail running someday, and perhaps that is when I will get caught. But not now. I am still safe.
Past issues
- Issue 22Holding Back the Pace, Hiding the Shoes
- Issue 21My First 30 km
- Issue 20Back on the Path After a Week
- Issue 19My Ankle Rests, My Dreams Run Chicago
- Issue 18I Reached the Summit, Then Rolled My Ankle
- Issue 17October 4: I Ran the Andong Marathon
- Issue 16I Missed the Mountain. Tancheon Stayed Open.
- Issue 15200 Slipped Away. 179.71 Stayed.
- Issue 1415km and CP1 and 10km
- Issue 13For a Runner, Alcohol Keeps Drifting Away
- Issue 12Morning vs Evening: Race Day Starts Early
- Issue 11Sundays Aren't for Jjapagetti. They're for LSD.
- Issue 10I Missed Six, but Still Made the Morning Jog
- Issue 9Recovery Took Three Weeks. This Time, Three Days.
- Issue 8Today, I Lost the 2:00 Balloon
- Issue 7A Seaside Half: Leave Room for Speed, Not Injury
- Issue 6At the 25K Threshold, Choose the Next Run
- Issue 5Close August at 112.72 km, Open September at 200 km
- Issue 4Autumn Is Coming, but 150 km Is Slipping Away
- Issue 3For Strength, Run the Namsan Hills
- Issue 2Even on a Reluctant Night, a Promise Puts on Running Shoes
- Issue 1Training Still Moves Forward at an Easy Pace