Tomorrow’s run marks a pivotal point in my training. This will be the first long run that ventures into completely untried mileage. Even though 15 miles is only 2 more than 13, it somehow seems much more intimidating.
I know I need to trust in my training. So far, my training plan has gotten me through almost 10 weeks of training in great shape. There’s no reason why all of a sudden another step up in mileage will be any different, but even so, it feels like a bigger jump. I’m in to the mileage that will determine if I like marathons or would rather just stick with halves. These runs will start taking more out of me as they get longer, leading up to the longest training run of 20 miles the second week of October.
There are only 8 weeks left to the marathon and that in and of itself is a bit nerve racking. 8 weeks is less than 2 months. October 30 is next month, as the MCM Facebook page reminded me yesterday. All of this makes the race more real, more exciting, and allot scarier.
You'll do fine! You can do anything!
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