Week 10 -- First Run

My first run of week 10 was quality (as it was supposed to be, anyway) in that it was one of my faster training runs yet (7.7 miles at 9:13 pace) and my legs felt fresh. I think that this week is going to be the best predictor of how I'll fare on marathon race day, so this is a big week for me. I'm doing 4.3 tomorrow and 7.7 on Thursday (that's 19.7 miles over the first three days of this running week). I'm doing 16 on Saturday, which will be my longest long run to date. I think that if I can get through this running week (nearly 40 miles) unscathed, then I'll fare well in Hartford. This is the ultimate test.