With 10 1/2 weeks of my 19 week training program in the rear view mirror but with 8 1/2 more weeks to go (and more than half of the total mileage) it is easy to start to wonder if race day will ever get here. However I'm in a regular routine now - get up at 5:45 a.m., check the weather, dress accordingly and hit the streets. It is helpful that each day's mileage and pace varies.
The Sunday long runs are naturally harder than the shorter mid-week runs, but actually, the runs I look forward to the least are the ones on Friday, especially the next four which are eight, seven, seven and eight miles, respectively. The fact that Friday marks the sixth consecutive day of running before my one off-day per week means that I'm generally tired early Friday mornings. In addition, runs of that length don't leave me with a lot of time to relax before rushing off to work.
It is all part of the process of making it to the starting line in Hopkinton ... one step at a time.
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