Well all the long runs are in the bag and now comes the time to obsess about things beyond my control. Am I ready? Can I really hold that pace? How big are those hills? What will the weather be like?, etc.
But so far that’s not happening. Probably because I’m too busy with youth sports…seems we (my two sons) have something everyday except for Monday between basketball, lacrosse and baseball. It’s a wonder that there are no conflicts on race day.
Looking back the past few runs have gone well. This past weekend called for 12 miles with 10 at goal pace. I nailed it but I know I could not have managed many more miles at that pace. And the previous weekend I logged 21.7 miles for a long run. Outside! I went west on Rte 99 for over 9.5 miles and then returned. And then I managed a few more cool down miles in the local neighborhoods. The more difficult runs have been the mid-week speed workouts. But they’re all done now. Probably only 4 runs left between now and the marathon. Bring it on!
