I'll give you the short story. My legs were tired and while I had confidence from my marathon training, this week was mentally tough. I had an amazing week last week running (55 miles total and an awesome 20 miler). This week I was tired and legs were feeling sluggish. Last year I did this race with a 7:59 pace. This year I was hoping for 7:54 pace. Drum roll . . . 7:52 pace with awful hills on miles 7 and 8. I finished in 1:13:xx. Pretty pleased. Ran 2.5 miles as a cool down and another 2.6 miles when I got home. Got all my miles in for the week. Marathon is on 6 weeks.
Love of my life baby boy born 11/11. One and done not by choice; 3 years of TTC yielded 4 MMC and 2 CPs, through 4 IUIs and 2 IVFs. Focusing on making the world a better place instead...and running.