Marathon week

Well I guess I'm not going to be a regular-posting-schedule type blogger, oh man it's gonna be hard to monetize. Too bad because I bet real tedious weekly training recaps bring in the $$$

So all right, I haven't posted here in a couple weeks, what is the haps. Let's do "training highlights and lowlights".

Highlights:

• 22.5 mile long run 3 weeks ago. 7:26 average pace, although I guess that long run duration is more important than pace, in which case 2:45. Downhill point-to-point, felt super, last 2 miles at sub 3-hr pace. This despite Shark Week commencing at mile 16 if you know what I mean ladies AND I THINK YOU DO LOLOLOL human bodies are disgusting.
• Various good interval workouts
• Tapery 10-mile "long run" this weekend, last 3-4 miles at MP or faster, where 6:50 pace felt like I was really holding back

Lowlights:

• A week of stomach issues resulting in dropping out of a few runs early
• A 16-mile long run where the last 6 miles were supposed to be MP, and I could only do 3 before I had to slow back down, v discouraging

So now the Phoenix Marathon is this Saturday, let's see, in about the time it took Aron Ralston to cut off his arm with a dull pocket knife I'll be done. I guess I feel pretty good? I think tapering is starting to work its magic. I'm already dreaming about all I'm going to eat and drink when I'm done, and dreading when I'm going to have to get a life when it's over.