AM - 26.25 Clyde's Marathon. Didn't get the message about the changed start time, so boys graciously came back and gabbed me - didn't matter much, because I wasn't up to their pace today and ran most of the long run by myself. Plan was to run a marathon - many asked us why... Our thinking, nothing replicates the last 10k of a marathon like the last 10k of a marathon. And since I do pretty decent at getting some mileage in, and have used this in the past, I was on board and plan on doing hopefully 2 more this macro-cycle. I pretty much got into 6:30 pace and just stayed there the whole run. Never felt great, never really to bad... just kind of did it. At 10k left I looked at my average (which was 6:26) and decided I was going to try and push to drop it - whatever it would be, fine; but drop it. I did pretty good for three, then up into Bloomington Hills I slipped a bit, so the last 1 1/2 I brought it back to end right at 6:26 sneaking it in under 2:49 by a few seconds. Finished with a little more because I like quarters, halves and even mileage (whatever, my own stupid thing). Ran in a new pair of Kinvara 5's (my first pair got traded in because of a defect). (Kinvara Green 26.25) Happy about the week and today's run (even though it wasn't great, it was something decent). Got good mileage this week and almost all on singles. Feeling pretty healthy with just a bit if a twinge in my Achilles that acted up a bit on today's run. Goals for next week: I am going to use it a bit of a recovery week. So mileage should be at 100'ish. And I would like a decent 5k on the 4th. | 