Subject: RE: Des Moines two weeks after Twin Cities? Is it possible to PR, sure, but let me ask you a couple of questions: How long did you taper? 3 weeks? 2 weeks? Did you go all out at TCM despite the weather? IMO, you will have lost some fitness going into Des Moines, especially if you did a full taper and now have not run in a week. I am guessing your last long run was 3-4 weeks ago as well. In addition, nothing you will do in the next 11 days will really contribute much to that fitness level. If you can swing it, I would do a end of the month marathon like Grand Rapids or even a mid November race like Phillie. It will give you the chance to get in another long run (or two), some speed work, both of which will contribute to gaining fitness. A similar thing happened to me last year. I fell on an icy bridge and DNF'ed at 21m. My coach and I looked at races that were far enough out to give me some ramp up time. I had 5 weeks to get myself together enough to PR at GR, although I missed the BQ by a mile. |