bug one on Sunday, 20 miles. Here what I took away:
I have rough miles (namely about mile 6, 12 and the last four off and on) and I need to pay attention before I hit the hard patch to see if I can avoid it. I want to try some Gatorade or something in one of the waters to see if switching helps. I did alright pace wise. I say alright because, although faster than the plan, I still feel like it was work and I need to still cut 40 seconds per mile. But I also know, although I'm working, my heart rate isn't in red for much if any of the run which seems to indicate I can push and will hopefully have the endurance and backbone to do just that.
I'm also finding that although I have this big goal, I am trying to find peace in just the doing of this and he hopeful finishing no matter the end time. I know I'll be disappointed if I don't BQ but I'm trying to also enjoy this enough to want to try again. There is a peace that is coming from this especially as, so far!, I've been injuryfree, even if more sore than usual.
These next three weeks will have some changes and I think we're going away for a week that is supposed to be a long, 18 miler, run. I haven't yet decided what I want to do but I may swap the 12 this week for the 18 and see. I may also need just a bit more of a break and will mess around in some other way. Jury is still out and I'm chatting with other people.
And my speed this week is like 7 Yassos. I'm kind of excited to see how I'm doing there and also dreading that many Yassos. So. Many.
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