After roughly three months of running more than I have ever run in my life, I think I am really starting to feel it. When I say ‘it’. ‘It’ refers to the pain. The long runs are starting to feel real long and the creaks are getting creakier. I’m definitely not 19 anymore. But, I’m finding it increasingly difficult to bounce back from the longer runs. Walking up the stairs to my house is usually problematic the day (or two) after a long run. On the bright side, we a heading down the home stretch with this *training* regimen. On Sunday we hit the 16 mile mark. Then, I promptly came home, drank a gatorade, and zonked out for a few hours. It’s now Monday and I’m still pretty sore. My toes actually hurt. The thought of running 26 miles in one go somehow doesn’t seem that appealing anymore.
Training Run #38 – 4.17 mi – 9.11 min/mi
Training Run #39 – 7.67 mi – 8.51 min/mi
Training Run #40 – 16.02 mi – 9.43 min/mi
Stop complaining Fabiano.