I was really dreading today's run. It was the longest on my training schedule and the last of the ridiculously long runs, so I should have been elated. If I could finish this, I would know I was ready for race day. However, I was still feeling soreness from the shin splint episode earlier this week and was truly afraid that I wouldn't be able to finish.
Thankfully it was freezing out (in the low 40s, the coldest temps we've seen this season, so it felt much colder than it actually was), so I could focus on how cold my hands were and how much my ears hurt and by the 3rd mile, I wasn't feeling any pain in my legs at all. That doesn't mean this was an easy run for me, because it wasn't. I made it through 16 miles before having to stop to go potty (which means I should only have to stop once during the marathon) and since I usually am about to pee on myself by mile 3, I think this is significant progress!
Let the tapering begin!
Miles logged: 22.0
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