Philadelphia Marathon : Official Thread (Page 2)

I am now booked at the Holiday Inn Historic District..2 miles from Start line...

jsnowash - just took a peak at your logs, and they look freaking awesome!  You are gonna have a great day in Philly.  I just ran the Steamtown marathon a week ago, another few days of EZ Runs for me, and then I will build my Long Runs again starting this weekend. 

My marathon at Steamtown was a success - I had 12 great weeks of training, peaked at 50-miles twice, with a tune-up 10k and back-to-back 20-milers - but I gotta say: aside from the training, I feel like I timed my Taper just right.  Meaning, I did just enough of a Long Run (for me) the Sunday, one-week out, that allowed my body to keep endurance fitness, and I was only mildly sore for 2-3 days afterward.  I did just enough Aerobic runs that last week to promote Recovery, with some Strides to remind my neuromuscular system how to run fast & smooth; but it was all just the right mix to keep me a little fatigued, let me Recover, keep me sharp, and then somehow the day before the marathon and on Race Morning, I felt like a million bucks.  Truth be told, aside from some very minor personal modifications, I trusted my Program and followed and the Taper that was layed out for me, and it paid off.   In the past I've either under-tapered, or just trained through a race ... it was nice to finally nail it.  It's taken me four years to get it right just once.

But enough about tapering, we still got 5 weeks of Running left!!!  

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Violence is NEVER the answer... except when it comes to your legs.  On almost a daily basis I put my legs into sadistically strange yoga poses and painfully push down on my tight hammy's and hip flexors until they yell "MERCY!!"  Then I smash and moosh my leg muscles from ankle to hip with a hard foam roller, with a solid plastic core.  And for added measure, I slowly flex my leg from bent to straight while I foam roll.  Try it, it hurts like all he11!  But works wonders to break down the quads and IT Bands.  Then I run a plastic beaded stick up and own them.  After all this, I take 'em and drown 'em in freezing Ice Water!  I keep them completely submerged till they go completely numb and blue. 

The next morning, my legs tell me how much they love me and they plead and beg for the torture to end.  But I know it's not love.  It's fear.  And that's fine with me.  

I'm Bib# 1377  - Black Corral.  GIDDY-UP!!! Yeeeeeeeeee-HAW!!!

Does anyone know the answers to these questions:

Is there a guide that shows where the color corrals start from the Starting Line back?

Is there a deadline to sign up for a Pace Group?  Or can we sign up for one at the Expo?