I had one hell of a time recovering from a 19ish mile long run in cold, torrential rain two Sunday's ago. I came back on Monday feeling spacey (4.5 easy); felt better on Tuesday (9 good pace); spacey on Wednesday (5 easy); great on Thursday (9 better pace); spacey on Friday (4.5 easy) and Saturday (3ish easy). After a very difficult week, I was seriously doubting my ability to go 22 miles yesterday. I felt good early on until we hit some good hills at 8-9 miles. My legs started to feel heavy, and I began to worry that that was the beginning of the end of the run. A few miles later, I tried a GU Chomp, and my leg turnover immediately improved. I never looked back. I took it all the way to the end--22.6 miles at 8:31/mile. That's significantly faster than any marathon I've ever run, and it was super comfy. I know that, in reality, the GU Chomp had little if anything to do with my ability to finish this run, but I'll take it.
Jessica was having some issues with a foot, so she decided to turn around and do 21 miles instead of the full 22.6 we had mapped out. When she turned around on Leetes Island Road, it was as if she was seeing me off to my first day of school or to the moon or Mars. At that point, I was still feeling good, and after the turnaround, I decided to put my arms out on a downhill and just savor the moment. Because it really did feel like I was flying.
Weekly totals: 58 miles; 8hrs 15mins
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