Just do it

50 mins of elliptical.  Achilles didn't really hurt.  Did some light therapy and the cold whirlpool.  Hopefully I will be back running tomorrow or Wed.  Luckily last week I pretty much hit the peak of my training.  The 10 mile tempo run was completed at race pace and then I still got 17 miles in. I could have easily gone the full 20 at about a 7:15-30 pace had my Achilles not acted up.  These next 3 weeks are taper weeks.  I will admit that I got Achilles problems at the right time considering my running at this point isn't going to make a difference for the race.  I also did 18 miles the week before which included a half marathon in 1:33 and I felt great so I am confident that my body is ready.  Just need to baby the Achilles and be patient.  

Good news... No pain today.  My legs felt a bit heavy but that was probably due to some compensating and cautious running.  I will just need a couple of days to get back into the groove and not worrying about my Achilles.  I should be good to go now though.  These next 3 weeks are taper and then the marathon.  After that I plant to completely reset my body.  It will pretty much be the first break since the beginning of cross country which was before Sept.  I will take a week completely off from everything and then will spend a week cross training.  After that I have no idea when my next race will be so I will probably just stay at 30 mile weeks until I actually plan to race.  Then comes the speed work and what not.  That's my plan.  We shall see how it goes.

Tried to run a bit on a trail but it wasn't that great.  Felt some pain in the Achilles so I am unsure as to what is happening.  

My legs are feeling pretty crappy and I still feel the achilles slightly.  Perhaps it's just due to my lack of any speed work this week.  Just running 6 miles at a normal pace for 3 days in a row has made my legs a bit heavy.

Ran out and back in Layton.  Started on Antelope Drive just West of the big dip about 3/4 of a mile from Highway 89.  I ran about 6.3 miles out and then back.  Figured I might as well just add the extra .4 to make it 13 miles.

Heading out it was slightly downhill although I thought it was flat.  I was cruising at just above a 7:00 AP pretty much all the way.  I noticed the hillage when I started to come back.  I was feeling tenderness in my achilles and my high hamstring on the right leg.  I made it through ok with nothing debilitating though.  I was pretty dead by the end unfortunately.