A few days ago I set out to complete my long training that I scrapped on Sunday in favor of a shorter 7 mile run due to my legs still being ran out from the brick the day before. As luck would have it I got another chance to go for my long miles two days later on Tuesday. I have been wanting to try a loop style run to simulate the water stops that I will be taking during the marathon. On the start, I felt pretty good and the morning was cool my legs were feeling good too.
My plan for the run was to loop back a 2 miles and then after miles 6 or 8. After the stop at 2 my legs felt funny and it took a couple miles to get my rhythm back. I didn't make the 6 or 8 mile break. I decided to see how far I could make it and pushed on until I got to around 12 miles. This time starting back on the run to finish the mile or so to make my 13+ that I was wanting and, my legs didn't need any time to adjust. By now I had a pretty good idea of how my body was going to react to being pushed farther than I have before. I know that I must figure out a way to get some bodyglide somewhere around the halfway mark. I also know that I will need to change my plan for staying hydrated, and am going to need to rely on my Injinji's to keep my toes comfortable for the distance.
Now that I have had a few days to reflect on the run and my body has stopped griping at me for not exercising as much as I should have in the days following. It was a good litmus test to see exactly where I am in my training and reassure myself that I can do this. Can't wait to push it to 16 next week.
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