Slowly coming around

After Sunday's tough race, I felt like death warmed over on Monday so I took the day off. By Tuesday things started to improve enough where I was able to do two runs of 6 and 7 miles. I wouldn't have done the 7 miler except I had about an hour to kill between work and the Cubs game (they lost), so I figured might as well give it a go. The second run of the day felt much better than the first.

Yesterday was supposed to be 6X1200's in 3:45. I did one and started coughing so bad, I had to call it quits. I wound up just doing 10 miles easy. Today was a double of 10 mile and 7 miles. Both runs felt pretty good but at this point, I'm not pushing things. This weekend I have a cross country relay race that usually leaves me feeling pretty wiped out afterwards, so I'd like to go into as fresh as possible.

I guess the best I can really hope for for this week is a punt. That's not what I wanted 6 weeks out from the marathon, but maybe it will wind up being a blessing in disguise. If this down week allows to me finish strong over the next month and a half, it will definitely be worth the frustration.