Ran from my place in the city to my parents near Great Falls, MD. It is crazy how long these runs are getting to be. I felt so good I extended what should have been a 17 mile workout to 19! This way I hope to hit 22 for my last long run, which would be great. I could honestly have done a few more today. I did it in 2:52, which comes out to 9:03 per mile pace.
With this workout, it is oh so very tempting to dream about a sub 4 hour marathon, but I know I get slower as I go, and I don't have quite enough weeks left or miles per week to make that all that likely. Still, if everything goes perfectly from now until the finish, it is a possibility. Doing a sub-4 marathon would really put this thing to rest in my mind so I could move on to doing triathlon or holding down the couch. On the other hand, speed kills, so I need to keep that in mind as well.
Almost all of the tendon and shin problems from last week are gone, especially the unevenness of the two sides and the resulting twisting motion. Only mistake, not eating enough this morning, so I was hungry most of the run. Gu's are fuel but not food. Nothing dad's barley chicken soup couldn't fix though.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment