Easter Long Run

This weeks training has been a rollercoaster ride.  I would feel fresh one day, and everything would feel easy, and the next day I would be sluggish and exhausted.  The worst day was Saturday.  We were supposed to do 2x3 miles at half marathon pace.  One mile into the first interval, my legs were done.  I was supposed to hit 5:10 mile pace, but ended up hitting 5:20 average for the first 3 miles and a little over 5:30 pace on the next interval.  I left the workout thinking of it as a total waste of time.

Today Scott got a hold of me to run 20 miles.  I was a little reluctant at first, but decided to show up.  Luckily, I was back feeling good, and we had a successful run.  We ended up running 20 miles in 2:00:07, which is basically 6:00 per mile pace.  The good thing about the run was that it really felt effortless.  The long run was a good way to finish up the week, and I ended up with 92 miles for the week, all on singles.  Maybe the higher mileage is the reason that my legs have been feeling trashed.  I will probably run one more week at higher mileage and then throw in a small taper for the Indy Half Marathon.