We ran 14 miles in on-again, off-again rain last Saturday, Feb. 6. I felt pretty good - no terrible foot or leg aches.
However, I feel far from ready for the Marathon. We were regularly doing 12 and 13 miles runs in December of 2008, despite the fact that the 2009 Marathon wasn't until May. Now we are just building up to long runs at our race pace, with the Marathon only a little more than a month away.
Next week will be a 16 mile run, but then I'll miss the 10 mile run and the 20 mile run the two weeks after that due to work. Since that's the ONLY 20-miler we're doing this whole training season, I'm seriously bummed. I'll try to do it on my own, but have serious doubts that I'll be able to finish that mileage by myself. At those distances, it's truly all about group motivation and support.
The daily running diary of a Marathon Virgin (update - not a Virgin but a bona fide Marathon Runner!!)
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