Tomorrow, Tomorrow

So the last few days/week of running have been, as usual, a series of ups and downs.  After my speed work out last week I had a so-so 12 mile run. It was one of those run somewhere I always felt like I was working a little too hard for what I was trying to accomplish. It was also one of those runs where I felt like I should be doing better because I have such a distance to go.  That being said, it was also one of those runs when I finished that I had to say the distance was done, the pace was correct, and that is what is asked of me.

I then had a pretty awful feeling 4.77 mile run on Sunday after my husband and I spent the weekend away. Of course when we are away there is less focus on what I eat and when I eat it and how much I drink. I am hoping that the 4 mile run I did and the  discomfort that went with it was just a byproduct of the weekend. I should also say that it wasn't awful but the pace was slower than what I am supposed to run the marathon at and I only did a little over four.

But then flash forward to this Wednesday and my speed workout which I had to do a series of 4 mile Hills on the treadmill due to my thunderstorm and that seemed to go well. I did not do things as steeply as I did when I ran them outside but I did them faster and more consistently. I hope they have the benefit that the hills are supposed to have because I'm still trying to figure out that component a bit.

Now tomorrow I am facing a 16 mile run. I am going to try it on the rail trail which I have never run on before. There is a chance of scattered showers and maybe thunderstorms as well so that adds an interesting element. I am a little trepidation us about it because I feel like I am hinging a lot on these runs as they get longer. Hopefully it will go well enough and I can consider that there is only 10 more miles to go after what I run.