Tuesday night long run, 2:35, 16.3 miles. SLOW....Stayed below MAF for the first 1.5 hours, then let myself drift up to MAF + 5bpm. That's not even four hour pace. I believe I could have run at that effort for another 1.5 hrs for a 4:06 hr marathon last night, but as soon I tried to pick up the pace, my HR would jump up. I'm afraid the reality is that it's going to take having a great day, staying patient and making good decisions for me to break 4 hours. And After last night, I'm not even that sure that 4 hours is a reasonable goal.
The good news is that the body is holding up well. A little tenderness in my lower legs, but nothing terrible. And this morning, there's no pain at all.
I'm not fit enough to try to race Canada. Race is too extreme regardless of my fitness actually, but I'm not fit enough to even try to go fast. I'm going to have to look at the day as survival. Go slow, easy, patiently. Eat, drink, and just keep moving forward. Do my best to smile and enjoy being out there. This isn't what I've been imagining for the last year...but it's what my workouts are telling me.
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