2:09. This week was a very very stressful week, add on the fear of running 16 miles after I was hurting so bad last weekend. So here is the thing, I am starting to try and increase my 'during the week' long run in order to gain some more strength in my legs. These long runs hurt and I am not sure if I have a reasonable enough base to get the marathon done. The reason my runs during the week have been so short is because I am trying to avoid any injury. The long run on the weekend makes my plantar hurt some but not enough to avoid the run or cut it short. By the end of the run today I was getting knots in my right calf and my quads were burning. I really need to get this marathon done because I don't want another eluding me. I think if I can slow the long run down some I might be able to get through it easier. I am really not sure what I need to do now that my base time really is gone. My major goal now is to complete the marathon but the goal I think can be achieved is finishing in under 4:00 (which is completely possible seeing my time today).
Besides the running, life is allright minus my work life which is absolutely miserable. | 