Rollin' THUNDER

5.5 miles on the treadmill at night. I had planned on doing more, but I got a visit fromt he hurryandruntoatoilet monster.

9 miles on treadmill at night. Felt good during the whole run. 

10.5 miles on a treadmill at night. I took a potty break at 5.5 miles and ten after I finished the last 5 miles I went to the potty again. And then after I stretched I went potty again. All #2. Some might see this as a bad thing, but I just see it as an easy way to get down to race weight.

This run went pretty well, besides the fact that I was doing it on a treadmill. I really need to quit being lazy and just go earlier in the day.

I did the last 5 miles at my TOU marathon pace. It felt good, and was a pace I could have kept doing.

15 miles on treadmill at 8:30 pm. I did the first 8 miles at 7.7 mph (7:47), took a potty break for about 4 minutes, then did the last 7 miles at 7.8 mph (7:41). Not a bad run, I could have gone longer.

10 miles on treadmill at 10:00 pm. This was the first run of the week that I didnt have to stop and take a potty break. I guess the key to not having bathroom issues is to eat Costa Vida for lunch, have ice cream for dessert, then for dinner have a big chicken dinner with corn on the cob and rolls. 

This run went pretty well. I was feeling good and my HR was low towards the end, so I did the last mile in about 6 minutes. Overall I averaged 7:24 miles.

26.2 miles on treadmill at 7:30 pm. I was planning on doing a treadmill marathon in January or February, but today seemed as good as any to go ahead and try one. We went to Idaho Falls today, and on the drive back it looked like the air quality in Rexburg wasn't very good, so I decided then my long run would be on a treadmill, and I was planning on doing 26.2.

I ate a piece of bread about 50 minutes before I left for the gym, and then 2 cookies about 15 minutes before. I usually take a gu before, but lately I have decided that cookies and sweetish fish are just as suitable for simple carbs before a run. I took 4 gu's with me to the gym (I imagine it would be hard to pile cookies or sweetish fish on a treadmill) and got all set up to go. I asked the gym employee (my brother-in-law Chris) to change the channel so I could watch some preseason NFL. I found yesterday that watching football really distracts me from my running.

I started out at an easy pace (7.7 mph), and stayed around there most of the run. Every 5 miles or so I would go a little faster, but I didn't want to push it and hurt myself 3 weeks before TOU. I took a gu at 45 minutes, 90 minutes, 135 minutes, and 180 minutes. At about 2 hours and 45 minutes I went to hit the lap button on my watch and a gu fell, hit the treadmill and shot behind me. Luckily about 10 minutes later Chris came and asked if I needed a refill on my water, which I did. He handed me my gu, got me some water, and I was ready to finish my first treadmill marathon.

Overall this was a great run. It was the second fastest I have ever run a marathon, and I wasn't even pushing myself by any means. I wasn't shooting for time, but distance. I have a feeling that if I was trying to PR (3:09:49) I could have done it tonight.

My total time was 3:18:40, an average pace of 7:34.63.