Get busy running or get busy sitting on the couch eating chips and salsa

Runs

Mon-Rest
Tues - 6 miles, Recovery
Wed- 12 miles, General Aerobic
Thurs - 9 miles, Threshold Run (See below)
Fri- Rest
Sat- 5 Recovery
Sun- 20 miles

Total - 52 miles

Another 50+ mile week. The body is holding up well, while the mind and psyche is faltering. My Thursday run sucked. It was a pace run. It was supposed to be an 11 mile run with 6 at Half marathon pace. I did 2 warm up, then did 3 at hmp. I stopped to take a gel and gte a drink of water. When I started back up, I felt nauseous and came back on the pace a bit and finished the next 3 at a slower pace (about 30 seconds/mile slower than my MARATHON pace) I bagged  my cooldown by 2 miles (1 instead of 3). I really lost alot of confidence in that run. With all these miles, I am running more, but I don't feel like I have gotten faster. I am seriously thinking that turning my speedwork over to Pfitzinger may have been a mistake. There is speed built into this schedule, but as evidenced by my run on Thursday, I am in no condition to run a 3:15 yet. I'll keep doing the miles as prescribed. Others have shown great benefit from this plan, and I have as well to some extent. I'm 30-50% more mileage than I have ever done at my peak and my body isn't rebelling. That accounts for something.

The stomach issues weren't gel related. It's that feeling after you have sprinted a mile and you feel like you are going ot puke.

My 20 was nice. I felt good, without the usual soreness post run. I think If I wanted to run a slow marathon today, I'd have no problem. The problem is I want to run a "fast" marathon.

I have 10 weeks to get my mind in gear and go Emeril on this plan and kick it up a notch.

A had her wisdom teeth extracted on Friday and is in a lot of pain. Life ain't too much fun at the homestead right now, but in the grand scheme of life, this is nothing to be concerned about. Friends of mine are going through way tougher fights right now and that puts life into perspective. I'm not an overly religious person. However, when bad things happen to good people, I don't know how to resolve that spiritually. I could either look at it as God couldn't exist and let things like this happen, or I could look at it that God has to be involved and has a master plan for us. I don't have an answer. I never will. All I know is that it sucks, but from what I have read of this friend's family, they have the strength and faith to conquer this.

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