I didn't post after last week's phenomenal 20 miler. I felt almost no fatigue the entire run except for about one mile around mile 19. When I got to the 10 mile turnaround, I could barely tell that I had used any energy at all. Very cool!
This week I felt a little flat. That's partly because after that awesome long run, I tried to be Superman in my speed training and I was reminded that I still have far to go. That's okay - it's a cool journey.
I spent a lot of time and energy on recovery, but my head just wasn't in the game with everything getting very busy at work. Fortunately, it was a rest week and my overall mileage was a lot lighter. I only did ten miles today but we averaged about 9:30 minutes per mile which was good. In the final miles, we even did a few surges up to my Boston qualifying pace (7:15 min/mile) just to see how it would feel. I can say that it felt good, but I'm not there yet! On these tough weeks, I come back to the mantra that excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. Here's to a good week ahead. Cheers!
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