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marathon fighting through

sunday morning my alarm went off to get in my week's long run as i attempted to beat the heat.  oh, how i didn't want to get up.  what did this mean?  i started later than planned.  oh boy, did i regret this decision as i finished.  it was HOT.
i also used lots of mind games.  examples:  'what a beautiful day, i'm so happy i can be outside enjoying this.'  'you feel fine.'  'you'll be back at this point on your way back before you know it.'  i guess it made it a bit more enjoyable.  it's so weird because the weekend before sunday was a 16 mile day and it felt good.  seriously.  sunday was 17 and it felt awful.  i think part of it was i wasn't thinking enough about my dinner saturday, but the weekend before i planned it out.

i kept going and started feeling like i was running directly on the concrete.  i know i've worn my shoes out.  i also know how important it is to invest in good running shoes (for your body).  they're just so expensive.  i'm averaging about 50 miles a week right now so i think i'll go get a new pair in 2 weeks.  and then it'll feel SOOOOOOOO nice.  

i'm testing out energy chews right now.  it's important to find the kind you like best and use that for race day.  so i went and bought several different kinds to see what works best for me.  i tried honey stinger so far.  i really liked how small they were.  we'll see how they match up to the others.

i will admit i feel much older this time around.  all day sunday after the run i felt like i was stretching out and my legs cramped super easy.  but the day after, referred to as lactic acid day (getting rid of the lactic acid), a nice a calm run is very welcome.

this coming weekend i have a bit of a break as my weekly mileage goes up and up on sunday i only have a half-marathon (13.1) so that'll be a nice little break.  then i hop up to 20....
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