The goal today was 19 miles, via two 9+ mile loops anchored at my house. (Looping around the house is to allow me to make a mid-way head stop, restock fluids, etc.).
The first half went fine. The second half was never fine. Almost immediately I had some foot pain that didn't really go away. And by 6 miles in I was out of water and that was all she wrote.
The contrast with the fairly successful 17 miler a a week ago is pretty stark. The primary difference was the heat. Here's hoping it's cool for the Cowtown.
The longest I've run is the 17 miles. Even if today had gone well, I'd have only added 2 miles to that. The marathon will be 9 miles longer than anything I've done yet. I really wish I had a couple of 22 milers under my belt before going out that long. Next week's long run is only 10 miles and the Cowtown is the following week. It will be good to be done.
If you're just joining us, this is all about me running the Cowtown Marathon this October as a fund raiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Details can be found here. You can make donations here.