I ran down to Sugarhouse Park, around the park and then back home. I didn't take the Garmin with me but I'm pretty sure I was around 8-8:15 min miles. It felt ....just okay. I am surprised that I still feel sometimes sluggish and slow. Today I felt like I was putting in more effort than I usually do to maintain that pace. I was surprised when I came home and saw what my actual time was. Kinda disappointing. It has taken me FOR-EH-VER to recover from this marathon. Please tell me this is normal. I've decided not to do any fall marathons. For lots of different reasons, but overall I think my body just took a beating with this last training cycle/marathon. Hmmm... Maybe I'm not as tough as I thought. (or hoped) Also, my husband has decided he wants to do a marathon! So fun. This came with no pressure from me whatsoever. We've done races together before but he's never really been all that in to them. He just did them with me to impress me while we were dating. :) But I think being at the finish line at the UV marathon did something to him. He came home saying he wanted to do it. He asked me to create a training plan. I was skeptical that he'd actually follow through...but three weeks later, he has completed every run and is starting to look forward to it. I'm proud of him and excited to be on the supporting end this time. If I can't do it, darn it, I'll live vicariously through him! | 