I really struggle with this log entry. I can't log these miles as marathon pace because they were slower then I want to run my marathon but I have a hard time with the phrase easy miles because they were anything but. I felt great at 14 miles and then my muscles started crying a little, by 16 miles my left hamstring and right calf were scraming and when I got to 18 they were done. I got the ice going and the IB 800 in me, I hope this works out. I have 7 weeks until Utah Valley and I no I still have a lot of training to get in so that I can do as well as I want to. I took most of this last week off from running due to the fact that I was working 12-14 hrs per day all week and was not getting time in the evenings to run. I'm not sure if that hurt my training by not getting in the miles or if it helped by giving my body a much needed rest after last weeks personal best for me in both miles and a half marathon time. |