OBJECTIVE
2 mi. warm-up
8.5 mi. tempo @ 6:59
2 mi. cool-down
ACHIEVED
2.0 mi. WU
8.5 mi. tempo @ 7:13/
2.0 mi. CD
5:48 AM 72° 85% 0 mph
What a difference a week makes! Last Thursday I ran an 8-mile tempo at 7:12 pace and felt really good about it. Today I ran an 8.5-mile tempo at 7:13 pace and was disappointed. Chalk that view of the world up to the fragility of my overall mental state going into this marathon ... I suppose.
Over the last few days I've been really positive about my overall fitness. Coming off the 20- and 22-mile long runs the past two Saturdays and the strong Yasso 800's on Tuesday. I've even gone so far as to pronounce myself in my best running shape ever to a few others who have asked about my conditioning and readiness for the marathon. A run like today is necessary maintain some humility.
I was struggling to stay on pace pretty much all of the way today. I didn't ever really feel like I had any spring in my step.
On the positive side, I did get a massage yesterday which seemed to iron out a bunch of kinks in my legs. My body was still a bit sore from the process but overall it seems to have helped. I scheduled another one for the Tuesday before the marathon.
PRE RUN
weight=160
water & ginger snaps
POST RUN
SlimFast, water & Kashi GoLean cereal w/skim milk
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