I got more than 50 miles in this week and i'm totally happy with that! with my crazy schedule that's a huge accomplishmeent. For Utah Valley marathon i'm going to shoot for 60's and 70's when i'm not training so many clients.
K so I'm happy with today's run. Met up with the guys on the race team, and amber and ran 20 miles. 10 easy pace and 10 tempo (well 9 then i jogged the last one in). we averaged 7:30 on the first 10, then 6:40 on the next half. It's been so great running with the guys and amber cause they keep a great pace. we lost them when they sped up of course, but amber kept me going. I was surprised how solid i felt the whole time - now that i know the course i'd like to push it even harder next time, but i was really happy about our pace. It never felt too hard, and was good for me mentally. by mile 19 i could feel it in my gluteal region ( a few hills on this), and it started to feel a little stiffer. we pushed in with a 6:20 something on the last mile. Anyways, I'm feeling ready for my first marathon of the year!
halfway in i started to feel that spot on my abs, but as long as i focused on not leaning back,especially downhills, it didn't get worse. it's sore today, but i'll massage and ice and hopefully it's fine. if i can make 20, i can make 26.
I had some gatorade and 2 gels on this run - though i could've used more.
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