“You don’t have to go fast, you just have to go.” – Jeff Galloway
Not sure what might have been different this week, but it was a really good one. All my runs felt great. My long run was 7 miles (which I realize is many miles less than the 26.2 miles required to complete a marathon). I felt great all 7 of them and when I was done I felt like I could have done another 1 or 2 miles. I did have a feeling around mile 5 that there was a shift from my body just running to my mind taking over and telling my body to run, but it wasn’t a bad feeling.
I finished feeling confident that the 1/2 marathon I have coming up in Oct will be very doable. How am I feeling about the actual full marathon? Scared, but like in a healthy way. I try to keep it in my mind that it will suck. It’s gonna be a whole lot of mind over matter. I think I thrive in that space.
How’d I fuel this week’s long run?
Pre-run
During run
- Endurance Tap Double Tap Energy Gel – Canadian Maple Syrup, Sea Salt, Ginger. Was good for the first gel of the run. Suspect I would not have liked so much later on. (6/10)
- SaltStick FastChews – Peach (10/10)
- Bare Performance Nutrition Go Gel / Endurance Gel – Apple Cinnamon. (7/10)
Post run
- Breakfast Tacos from Sonora’s Prime. (10/10)
A Heart for Hard Things 