I'd had a long day and, being perfectly honest, all I really thought about the entire run was getting it over with. I can't say that I particularly enjoyed any part of it, but it did feel good to log another 6 miles and I was glad I didn't talk myself into a lazy night on the couch instead.
I started with a 9:40 mile and increased the speed throughout the rest of the workout. After finishing with a great third mile yesterday, I thought I'd push myself today to see how fast I could run the last mile of a 6 mile run... and I'm pretty proud of an 8:02! It got me wondering what I might be able to accomplish for the last mile of the marathon... and then I realized just how stupid that question is! Something tells me that I'll be lucky if I'm not crawling across that finish line. It's not that I'm questioning my ability to run a marathon, but I do need to remember that this will probably be the hardest thing I ever put my body through. That's not to suggest that childbirth was easy, but I was only in active labor for about 30 minutes and, at least as far as I know, the marathon doesn't include an epidural...
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