T-Minus 84 Days and Counting. . .

Today was a great day for running and we put another 10 miles into the books. Skies were overcast, for the most part, and temps were in the low 60s. Stunning for mid July but I'll take it. I've mentioned to someone recently that when you're training for a marathon and pondering long weekend runs, a weird summer of cool temps really is not a problem. I know it's not the best for summer activities but I'll take 70s all the time with no complaints.

Felt great today from start to finish as I logged 10 miles in 1:34:30. The stunner was the final mile in 8:15. Just felt strong and decided to crank it during that last leg. These longer runs in cool temps are important because we're putting miles in without as much suffering right now. But, the miles that we are logging are going to be important when the heat comes and the suffering is going to be magnified. This coming week we step back up with 10 x 400, then 5 mile tempo, leading into Saturday's run of 14 miles.