Day off Day on

So I read in my marathon book about the last 3 weeks and apparently it is not uncommon for marathon runners to go ABSOLUTELY CRAZY the last couple weeks (at least in a running sense). And yes, it is true. On Saturday, after two days off after the long run. I was at my friend Greg's and just as I had gotten all in gear to finally go running, they had decided to all go out for dinner. PANIC. I MUST GET MY RUN IN! So, what happened? I ran along the highways to the restaurant (beating them) and then circled the parking lot for another 20 minutes. Sure I need to cut back, but I was feeling so anxious to get a run in, I couldn't imagine not doing it somehow.

So yeah, I took yesterday off, but felt good about it cause I helped Jott with his final day of shooting. We got to hike up a mountain and jog along paths as he acted all the serial killer. The exercise was good, but definitely not enough to satisfy. Nonetheless, I opted out of a late night run and instead watched a nice handful of movies (all repeat viewings). The Killing, All the President's Men, and Mystery Train all made it on the slate. Solid stuff.

Today, I hit the gym and I felt like an ANIMAL. Oh MAN. The treadmill got stuck at 8.2 (7m25sec mile) and I just coasted along at that pace... Kinda frustrated that I couldn't pump it faster. After my 6 and a half miles, I felt ready to sprint another 6. But, thats good, if I can keep this spring coiled, man, what a nice race itll be in a couple weeks.

So yeah, back at Greg's, gonna have me a nice meal. Tomorrow maybe a run on the beach, maybe not. But, I have at least one more leisurely 12 mile run left to do. Man, that seems so short now... Crazy talk.

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