T-minus 8 days to marathon. Final Long run. Jon talked me into 16 instead of 18 miles and I am glad he did because the foot started to really hurt at mile 13 and running on it only made it worse. Hopefully with some rest and taper, the foot will get better. I will take some serious time off after the marathon to get it properly healed. Anyway, todays run felt good and it was nice to hit some trails and get off the roads a bit. Up and back to Second Dam (actually the start of the single track to be more specific) via the canal trail. Nice 7 min pace made easier by a slight tailwind. The return home began with 2 speedy miles down the trail (6:05, 5:50) before backing off to 7 min pace for the rest of the run. We arrived home just as the rain started to fall. It is now snowing like its January. That was close... T-1:50:50 (by my watch) (6:55) 156
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