windy and hilly again which in the long run (pun intended) is a good thing. I noticed my lack of strides, hill repeats, and drills in my legs so I did some drills and some plyos and they felt amazing. I think in training for the marathon in particular you lose some of that quickness that plyos and hill sprints produce since your speedwork is limited to strength and tempo. These are more important now than at the beginning when I was doing traditional speedwork. I'm going to work on putting more Vibram Five Fingers runs and drills into my routine. Hoping to get a solid 20 in tomorrow. | 