I was planning on my last long run of the training cycle today but things did not work out like I had planned. It seems like that has been the recurring theme this marathon training cycle. I felt terrible this morning with my left calf bothering me more than usual, my right calf starting to hurt a little too, and my left hamstring was tight and didn't feel right. Along with that my stomach was not feeling great this morning. I ran at a 9:18 pace and still struggled to make it 9 miles. I finally accepted this morning that my marathon coming up is going to be for fun, not to compete. I have never really felt healthy the whole time and I think right now is not the time for me to try to BQ with everything I have going on. Sometimes life just presents too much and the body can't handle it all. I think this may be the issue for me. I tried my best, but it's just not my time. I will have fun hanging out with my buddy Rhett and being there when he goes sub-3 and just try to enjoy the marathon experience.
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