Final speed workout. 2 mile warmup followed by 5 consecutive miles, 4 @ 5:22s and 1 @ at 5:08. The 5:08 felt better than the 5:22s. Could have been the 34-degree foggy weather.
I fly out from Seattle to New York at 8am tomorrow with the wife and four kids in tow. Land at 4:10pm EDT which makes it as easy of a cross country flight as possible.
I'll run five to six miles once we get settled into our hotel tomorrow (Wednesday) evening to shake off the crapiness of such a long flight. Then Thursday is a rest day. Friday morning, my coach, Nick Scheutze and the two other qualifiers from Washington will go out for one final 5-6 mile run, around Central Park doing the same outer loop we'll do four times on Saturday. Paul, Logan and anyone else are welcome to join us.
I feel as ready as I can but in the end, I have no idea how my body will react to a second marathon in four weeks. I'm in good shape and condition, just hope my muscles last. | 