I guess it’s a good sign that I could finish a long run with any legs at all given that I’ve run my first back-to-back 60+ mile weeks ever. I just hate feeling like my legs are dead on a training run. I did, however, manage a first half/second half negative split yet again. Of course, this probably means that I need a 2 mile warm-up for my marathons now–my legs don’t get moving until after the first mile.
Hopefully, I’ve strung together a nice, steady, mileage buildup:
For those of you in the Louisvile area–yes, you can run along Hurstbourne Pkwy and Taylorville Rd:
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