In fact, what taking today off instead of Saturday might do is open up Saturday for my long run instead of Sunday. I need to see how I feel later today and tomorrow morning.
I'm just feeling a little too sore and fatigued than I think I should. Wednesday's simple run was somewhat slow and relaxed, and yet I experienced DOM. Worse, yesterday's treadmill workout should have been more like a pick-me-up. Intead, it tuckered me out and even caused me a little joint pain. Yeah, it could be the shoes, but this was on a treadmill where my joints take a much less beating than they do on the road.
I may have upped my weekly mileage a little too quickly. I only broke 40 for the first time with the help of the half marathon. I wasn't scheduled to be at that level yet, and still I build myself up to 44 rather than cutting back. I could be paying the price for that now. I don't know. It'll be interesting to look back at this uncertainty later. I look ahead to what my mileage and runs are scheduled to be weeks from now in awe. Here I am, 17...16....weeks from the marathon, and I can't quite picture running 18 miles at a shot yet, or 50+ miles in a week. I'm close to my limit now. I have a lot of adaptation for my body to yet go through.
Just finished reading Dean Karnazes' "50/50". The guy's a monster:
