Phantom

poured concrete 6:00am so had to run after work.

did 8.0 miles. started out running well and feeling decent but after about 6 miles i was overcome with the need to cough my lungs up. i slowed down to a managable pace. overall ave pace 7:30.

only had 25 miles last week, but looking at last year i only had 31 for the same week and i wasn't sick. looking to get some decent runs in this week and to get healthy and stay healthy.

5.5 misereable miles in the late evening. no energy. it was hard to imagine running a marathon or anything hard in a few weeks. it can only get better from here, Right?

No run yesterday but i did get to work for 16 hours.

Ran 10 miles tonight and finished up at about 11:30pm. weather was cool and rainy but i didn't mind. finally feels like my legs and lungs are starting to come back.

4 miles after work about 5:00pm. started feeling pretty good towards the end of the run.

did last weeks planned 20 miler today. the plan was to run for 2:30 and try to fit 20 miles into that time slot without pushing hard. mission accomplished. i felt about as good at 20 miles as i did at 5miles. i started out with a 9:00 minute mile and then bounced around between 7:20 and 7:45 for the next 11 miles before moving to the sub 7 range for 5 of the last 8 miles. fastest mile was 6:33 and last mile was 6:47.

this was a good run for me to give me a little confidence going into SGM. felt strong to the end. Gu really makes a difference. took a gu before i started and one at 6,12 and 17 miles. early in the run i thought for sure i was going to have stomach issues but never had a problem. i guess breakfast and dinner at carls Jr the day before is not a problem.

now to focus on some shorter tempo stuff and lots of rest and i think i will be ready to go.